College Park came into the Chris Huber Memorial Gym looking for a little redemption after Acalanes beat them in Pleasant Hill, but the Dons clearly had a plan to execute plays on the offense and dominate the boards and shut down shooting on the defense. The first period was textbook, the Dons coaching staff was laser focused while the players…
The JV Dons faced off against crosstown rivals Campolindo Tuesday night who came into the game with an impressive 17-2 record and 5-0 in league play. Starting for the Dons were Freshmen Gavin Dodge and Josh Elerts, along with Sophomores Maddox Malm, Drew McKenzie, and JB Frolich. JB found Gavin for a three with the shot clock winding down on…
On Tuesday the Dons hosted the Campolindo Cougars in front of, unsurprisingly, our biggest crowd of the season. Many of the members of these two squads played years of LMYA, CYO, AAU and now High School hoops with and against each other and it is always a great battle among friends. The game started out at blistering pace with Jake…
The Dons came out strong, however, after an 8 game win streak, Acalanes gave it up to Campo Tue night 31 to 48. Campolindo took advantage of Acalanes cautious pace and by the end of the first half, they pulled ahead CHS 30 to AHS 18. Acalanes continued to have great plays but the turn overs hurt them. Also, Campo…
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The Dons secured the win against Mirmonte Friday Night Home game. It was a fast paced court as the teams traded field goals fairly evenly finishing the first quarter at 28 points Acalanes vs 21 points Miramonte. In the second quarter, however, the Dons took over with a 10 point run. Miramonte had trouble making shots with the wall of…
The JV Dons faced off against cross town rivals Miramonte Friday evening at Chris Huber Memorial Gymnasium. The Dons came into this one looking to snap a two game losing streak, both very close games, and to claw back to .500 on the season. Interim Coach Jack Hemmenway took over the squad late this week and he was assisted by Freshman…
On Friday, the Dons hosted the Miramonte Matadors. Both schools were sporting large and fired up student sections and the Acalanes cheerleaders were in the house so it was a great environment for some hoops. Theo Stoll led off the scoring with a twisting reverse layup, and after a stop added a FT on a drive. The Dons were clearly…
The Dons faced off against the Broncos in a tough, league matchup Wednesday night in Lafayette. Starting for the Dons were Freshmen Gavin Dodge and Josh Elerts plus Sophomores Maddox Malm, JB Frolich, and Drew McKenzie. Gavin started us off with a midrange jumper after grabbing his own rebound off a missed three. Josh had a nice take to the hoop…
The game opened up with Jake Davis tipping to Theo Stoll who drove down and started to work the floor. The first couple of sequences on both sides came up empty but then Jake had a sweet pass to Jack Bayless for a layup and the first bucket of the game. Then Theo grabbed a defensive board and drove down…