Let’s start with the good news – the DONS big 21-6, 11-1 turnaround season earned them a 7 seed in the NCS D1 Bracket (reminder we are actually a D3 school which is based on enrollment). We will face Archie Williams (18-8, 6-4), the 10 seed, tonight at 7PM. Winner will advance to play the winner of #2 Redwood and…
In a near perfect encapsulation of the season, the Frosh Boys Basketball team won a thriller against rival Miramonte, hung tough against powerhouse De La Salle, and decisively beat an overmatched College Park team to finish 14 – 13 for the year. Game 1 – Acalanes 65, Miramonte 63 The final week of the season started with a rivalry game…
DONS love is in the air tonight at Chris Huber Gymnasium in beautiful Lafayette, California! The 11-1 Boys squad goes up against the Clayton Valley Ugly Eagles 6-4 in the primetime slot tonight at 7PM. The DONS beat the Ugly Eagles earlier this season in Clayton by the score of 40-35. Clayton has since welcomed back two key starters, Elijah…
ALMOST DONE, CHECK BACK SHORTLY FOR MORE!!! The DONS (20-5, 10-1) travelled to Pleasant Hill Monday night to face the College Park Falcons (16-9, 7-4) who were fighting for their DAL Tournament Playoff lives needing to win to make the 6 team field. Northgate was monitoring the situation closely as they would benefit from a DONS win. Ryder found Gavin…
The Acalanes Freshmen went 2 & 1 in the third week of the regular season, with big wins against Mt. Diablo and Benicia, sandwiched around a close loss to a tough Clayton Valley squad. Game 1 – Acalanes 68, Mt. Diablo 29 The Dons traveled to take on the Mt. Diablo Red Devils and get back to their winning ways…
If you were at last year’s Senior Night, you know it was going to be hard to top one of the greatest Team Manager Cameo performances of all time by Ori Elbaz (click here). However, for these five Seniors, you really couldn’t have scripted this much better. In your final regular season home game, a chance to win the first…
The DONS (18-5, 8-1) made their way up Moraga Road on a very wet and windy Tuesday evening to face the Miramonte Matadors (11-12, 2-7). Miramonte is a young squad with only one player over 6’3” and was also missing their main scorer, Preston Rguem. DONS were without some firepower of their own with Senior Captain Maddox Malm missing this…
The freshman Dons went 1 and 3 in a tough, four game stretch in week 2 of the regular season. But in each game the team gained valuable experience and learned critical lessons that will pay dividends over the rest of this season and beyond. Game 1 – Acalanes 43, Piedmont 53 Key Lesson: Never underestimate your opponent. Acalanes rolled…
The 17-5, 7-1 DONS hosted Benicia on a rainy Saturday night in Lafayette. Despite their 12-10, 5-3 record coming in, this was a dangerous Benicia team with the three league losses only by a combined 12 points. The Panthers made their presence felt immediately, winning the tip as Barnes scored on a nice midrange jumper ten seconds into the game. …
How’s that for a headline? That’s exactly what Wednesday night’s contest vs the Clayton Valley Ugly Eagles was – parts were pretty but overall, it was pretty ugly and at the end it turned out to be a beautiful win for these DONS (17-5, 7-1) who now are in the driver’s seat to win the regular season league title. Clayton…
