The JV team is now 4-0 after they beat College Park 27-7 on Friday! College Park took a 7-0 lead early in the second quarter, but the Dons then scored 27 unanswered points. It took a team effort for this win — 11 offensive players touched the ball, and 18 different players made tackles or interceptions on defense. #11 Anthony…
The Dons Varsity Football team delivered an unforgettable performance at this year’s Homecoming game, achieving a remarkable victory against College Park. With a perfect blend of offensive firepower and team spirit, Acalanes fans were treated to a night filled with excitement, culminating in a stunning 63-28 win. Offensive Mastery The Dons showcased an unprecedented offensive display, racking up over 300…
Acalanes @ College Park, Sept 19 The Dons had a strong showing at College Park, posting a final score of 46 to 7. As opposed to last week’s game, this was an offense show. The offense was on today. Props to the offensive line for amazing protection and lane creation. Quarterback Colton Whalen-Schlosser (9) had a season best…
The Acalanes JV boys improved to 3-0 after holding off St. Ignatius for a 20-19 victory Friday night. The game came down to the final play, as Acalanes stuffed S.I. at the goal line. Acalanes defense set the tone with an early interception by #6 Andrew Iams. The defense quickly followed with a pick 6 on the next series…
Acalanes vs. Cal High Sept 12th Our Dons hosted the Cal High Grizzlies for a narrow loss of 12 to 13. As you can see from the score it was a defensive duel. Given all that “D”, let’s start there. Our Dons put a lot of pressure on the QB. Joaquin Bordi (22) had the only recorded sack,…
No writer for the game on Friday, but here is the summary from statistician Matt Delaney (thank you Matt!) DEL ORO HIGHLIGHTS #4 RB BROCK SHERMAN carried the ball 30 times for 209 yards and scored all 4 TDs. #18 K BOSTON KELLY kicked 2 field goals (41 yards & 27 yards) GAME SUMMARY After Acalanes threw an interception on play 3 of its…
The JV Dons start the 2024 football season 2-0 with a huge win over Mt. Diablo. The stats for this game are almost unbelievable! Dons defense held Mt. Diablo to only 12 offensive yards the entire game. And even though the Dons possessed the ball for only 8:34 minutes, they still scored 43 points! Let’s get some details on the players…
Friday’s game went well against the Mt. Diablo Devils. Both teams came out strong at the beginning of the first quarter with Mt. Diablo tying the game on their first drive and stopping Acalanes on their next drive. After that though, the Dons defense accelerated against the Devils, with the Dons defense getting sacks, interceptions (INT), tackles for loss (TFL),…
Acalanes vs. Dublin Aug 5th What a difference a week makes! Not sure if it was just those good “first home game vibes” or the Varsity Tunnel or perhaps a great week of game prep, but some good football was played. For the four people that read my column last week, I did note that we had many near misses…
The JV Dons football team, including their coaches, players, friends, family and fans, showed up to their first football game fired up and ready to WIN! Coming off an undefeated season, the boys had pressure to continue to play exceptional football — and that they did. The JV Dons football team put up 28 points in the first half of…