There’s no better way to put it, on a rainy Thursday night in Lamorinda, this was another beautiful day in Lafayette. Hosting the Chris Huber Tournament, the 5-0 Dons, fresh off winning the Piedmont Tournament, entered the game against the Ygnacio Valley Wolves with a partial roster. Key starters and a deep part of the bench missed the game due…
Remember to cheer our Frosh Boys Basketball Team for good luck as they head out for this weeks tournament starting Thursday Dec 8th, 4pm against Tamalpais playing at Campolindo High School. The Frosh Basketball team have been training hard with lots of energy and look forward to a fun, aggressive tournament. The coaches and athletes have been working diligently to…
JV hoops squared off against the San Rafael Bulldogs in the Seventh Place game Saturday morning at Chris Huber Memorial Gymnasium. The Dons rolled out a starting lineup of Gavin Dodge, Josh Elerts, Nico Ortman, Alex Butler and Connor Hession. It was an ominous start as the Dons dug an 11-2 early hole after turning the ball over on 5 of their first 7…
On Saturday, the Dons returned to Piedmont to play Windsor in the tournament finals after knocking the hosts out in the semis. The first quarter was a contrast in styles as Windsor hit their first 3 threes while Acalanes started with layups from Jake Davis, Jack Bayless and Theo Stoll. Acalanes controlled the glass against the smaller Windsor team as…
After dropping their first-round matchup to Cardinal Newman, the Dons faced off against the Redwood “Big Red” Friday night at Chris Huber Memorial Gymnasium. The Big Red was down about 20 to Campo in their first-round game with about 5 minutes to play but were able to get the deficit under 10 late with frenetic full-court pressure where it felt…
Playing against the tournament favorites in their own house, the Varsity hoopers took it hard to the Piedmont Highlanders. This was a Friday night that won’t quickly be forgotten as the Dons put on a gritty yet classy display of basketball in front of a gym filled with a large, loud and spirited home crowd. In the truest spirit of…
JV hoops dropped the opener of the John Rhodes Memorial Tournament to Cardinal Newman (aka De La Salle of the North Bay) 53-40. The Rhodes Tournament is the annual JV tournament hosted by the Dons to honor former student John Rhodes who was lost in a tragic car accident just two months before he graduated in 2002. Rhodes was a…
The Varsity team opened up the Piedmont tournament against Archie Williams High School (formerly Sir Francis Drake High School) from San Anselmo. It was a nail-biter until the last minute of overtime. Bill Russell once said “Remember that basketball is a game of habits. If you make the other guy deviate from his habits, you’ve got him.” That’s how the…
Clearly the Dons weren’t slowed down by post Thanksgiving celebrations as they kicked off the 2022-2023 season opener with a quick start against the Washington Huskies. The Varsity boys got it going from the opening tip and quickly had some nice ball movement and classic Dons play with Jake Davis getting blocks, boards and feeding Jack Bayless under the bucket.…
Tuesday was the Foundation game for the Dons boys basketball team and they travelled to Foothill to take on the Falcons. The game was back and forth in the first half, with 3s made by Zubin Acuna and Jordan Brown keeping it close for the Dons. Unfortunately, the Falcons hot shooting continued well into the second half and they extended…
