The Dons were slow out of the gates again going down 12-1 before their first field goals with under a minute left as Ryder Malm found Gavin Dodge for three and Gavin put in a wild baseline shot as time expired to make the score 15-6 Dougherty after one. The Dons were 2/10 from the field with 4 turnovers. The…
Friday, December 8, 2023Record: 4-2 The Junior Varsity Basketball team lost to Moreau Catholic in semifinalist round of the Hornet JV Tournament. The final score of the game was 70-64 in favor of Moreau. The Dons received another big game by point guard Chase Bahou. Chase led his team with 22 points. AJ Hastings also had a nice game with…
It was another slow start for the Dons, reminiscent of the 16-1 hole we dug ourselves against St. Ignatius but this one went a little deeper as it was 26-6 Mustangs after one. They came out and punched us in the mouth with intense man to man defense and not allowing any second chances. They were on fire going 11/15…
Thursday, December 7, 2023 Lesson learned. Just like last their last game, the Dons lead with about 25 seconds left in the game. Yet, this time, the Dons ended the game with tight defense. Two clutch free throws by Lorenzo Cangini clinched the game. The Dons defeated the hometown Hornets by the final score of 66-63. Coach Thomas mixed up…
The 11th Annual Chris Huber Memorial Basketball Tournament tipped off in Lafayette on Thursday with a full slate of four games, three of which came down to the wire. The tournament honors the Acalanes icon who left us in 2021 after a long battle with Parkinson’s. “Huuuuuuberrrrrr” as his beloved students typically referred to him, joined the Acalanes community in…
Saturday, December 2, 2023 So close. With 25 seconds left in the game, the Dons led Dublin by the score of 69-67. But with seven seconds remaining, Dublin broke the hearts of the host team, hitting a three pointer to win the game 70-69. The Junior Varsity Boys Basketball team would settle for second place in the John Rhodes Tournament.…
The Dons squared off against the St. Ignatius Wildcats from SF in the Third Place Game at the 33rd Annual Piedmont Tournament on a rainy Saturday afternoon. After a free throw for a 1-0 lead on the first possession the Dons did not score again until the end of the quarter when Jordan Brown found Preston Hilsabeck on a nice…
Friday, December 1, 2023 The Junior Varsity Boys Basketball team advanced to the championship game in the John Rhodes with a victory over San Ramon Hight School. The hosting Dons won by the score of 64-53. The game featured two talented teams that easily won their first tournament games. A back-and-forth game was to be expected, and it happened. The…
The Dons faced the host Highlanders in the Semifinals of the 33rd Annual Piedmont Tournament in the primetime 8:30pm slot. They say basketball is a game of runs and this one followed that script the whole way. The Dons started slowly going down 9-2 for the second night in a row in a sloppy first quarter that saw many substitutions…
The Junior Varsity Boys Basketball team opened the John Rhodes Tournament with a victory. They crushed Piedmont by the score of 87-51. Like their first game, the Dons jumped on their opponent early by going up 11-3. Lorenzo Cangini, #20, scored early with a three-point shot and a nice layup. Yet, Piedmont quickly countered with a 9-0 run, jumping ahead…
