The boys in blue performed valiantly on Friday night in Lafayette against another powerhouse team, the Amador Valley Dons. The stands were full on both sides on a warm September evening. The Acalanes Dons took the opening kickoff and marched down the field with a methodical drive that concluded with a touchdown pass from quarterback Sully Bailey to wide receiver Henry…
The Acalanes Dons took their show on the road to defeat the Amador Valley Dons 36-20 on their home turf. The Acalanes Dons played a lights out first half and headed into halftime leading Amador Valley 26-6. A huge shout out to the offensive linemen Cash Ricker, Matthew Lee, Henry Werner, Oliver Macleod and Austin McManamon (and others!), for giving…
The Dons continued their brutal non league season with a Friday night tilt against powerhouse San Ramon Valley High School and their host of future D1 college athletes. The stands were packed on both sides. SRV loyalists clearly traveled well. The Wolves started with the ball and engineered a methodical drive down the field with a skillful mix of short passes and…
Dons JV Shows Improvement in All Facets of the Game, but The San Ramon Valley Wolves Prove Too Much to Overcome. The Dons JV Football Team welcomes the San Ramon Valley (SRV) Wolves to our new football field for a brisk September home game. #9 Santi Vignoles kicks off for the Dons to start the game with a nice boot…
The supermoon wasn’t the only thing shining brightly Wednesday night at Acalanes stadium! The Dons hosted Monte Vista and walked away with their second win of the season beating the Division 1 mighty Mustangs 52-30. It was a spectacular showing in all aspects of the game. Quarterback Tyler Winkles (#5) threw 7 touchdown passes for a total of 359 yards.…
The Dons JV Football Team begins the 2023 season with a road trip to San Marin High School to take on the Mustangs on their home turf. After the captains exchange handshakes at midfield, the Dons win the coin toss and defer the ball to the second half. A good kickoff by #9, Santi Vignoles, opens the season for the…
Friday August 25 started with a thorough email break down of our opponent by Dr. Michael Michlitsch. We learned about the history of San Marin High School, the recent success of their football team (D5 NCS Champs in 2021 and 2022), as well as their award winning Robotics team and the world’s youngest high school and college graduate. After enjoying…
If we didn’t know any better, one would think this team had been playing together for years! From start to finish the freshman Dons had a synergy that San Marin Mustang’s simply could not stop!! This freshman team of 67 players has a list of playmakers, both offensive and defensive, a mile long… On the first drive of the game,…
This year only two athletes successfully completed the 3 rep, 3 lift (bench, squat, deadlift) competition with totals that reached the 500lb Club threshold. Congratulations to returning 500lb Club Member Monika Dikova, and new 500lb Club Member Addy Treter On the boy’s side, there were 20 athletes who reached the 1,000 lb Club milestone, highlighted by senior Brady Morrow’s three…
New field, same Dons. After a summer of anticipation as their new field was being installed, the Acalanes Dons have returned to camp and have started off the era of their new field with high ambition. Here are five takeaways from Acalanes’ fifth day of training camp. Team is miles ahead from last year at start of camp despite no…