The Acalanes JV boys had a tough battle against College Park on Wednesday evening, ultimately losing 54-37. It’s clear that Coach Herley has inspired the boys to give maximum effort every second they are on the floor – this game was no exception. They worked hard on defense, went after every loose ball, and probably set a season record for…
Full game replay can be found here: https://youtu.be/dJ3gsvythPI The Dons won the prior matchup at College Park by 17 behind a three point assault but the Falcons somehow added some size and have been a different team recently. Cole Gwaltney got the start at point and was brilliant, pushing the pace and probing the defense all night long. Sam Bishop…
The Dons took it to the Falcons in this final home stretch as the eventful season begins to wind down. It was a fun outing to see the Dons playing tough inside defense and some great skip passing in front of a home crowd that also saw a bit of activity from the visitors bench who tried to keep the…
It’s been four years of countless practices, endless drills, and intense games together, but the Dons senior players are about to graduate. The last league game is sure to be memorable, because it is THEIR SENIOR NIGHT! Come out and Celebrate our Senior Dons on Friday night before the game against Clayton Valley.
The Dons never got untracked against Miramonte Monday in Lafayette, losing 75-41. The Mats offense was firing on all cylinders throughout the first half. The bright spot for Acalanes was winning the 4th quarter 11-2. Liam Krackeler led the Dons with 14 points, and Joe Reidenbach added another 12 points. Jaden McClane led the Dons with 5 rebounds. Cooper Edelman…
The Frosh Boys looked to avenge one of their most frustrating losses of the season against Miramonte, a 60-31 loss in Moraga. Nico Ortman set the tone early diving on the ground on the very first possession to force a turnover. Sam Bishop was on fire all night and got us up early with two back-to-back threes. Miramonte answered with an 11-0 run to take a 14-6 lead before…
Monday night the Dons hosted Miramonte to kick off their week of 3 home games. In a highly competitive contest the Dons played some of their best basketball of the season, before finally dropping the contest 51-57 against an experienced Mats squad. It was an interesting game with a low scoring first quarter as both teams were playing tough defense…
Acalanes was waiting to pounce on the Cougars in their highly anticipated rematch Friday evening in Lafayette. Campolindo, unfortunately, brought their stout defense, and made it very difficult for the Dons to get good shot attempts, ultimately breezing to a 58-46 victory. Campolindo used that tough defense and good free throw shooting to jump to a 15-4 lead after the…
Replay of this game can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9bx8srEZWE This was the first home game in forty-eight days that was open to spectators other than immediate family and you could feel the added intensity and excitement to this cross-town rivals matchup right out of the gate. After Campo scored on two free throws off a fast break right off the…
It was a beautiful night for basketball with the new fan policy in effect, and a maximum allowable crowd turned out with equal representation from both Acalanes and Campolindo. It was an exciting start to the game with Theo Stoll getting the first 4 points early and Noah Bloch adding a nice 3 pointer in the opening minutes. Campo came…
