Braedon Christie opened the scoring with a layup putting the Dons up 2-0 and that was the only lead we would see the entire night. The Spartans quickly scored the next seven points on a three by #5 and two easy layups generated off turnovers in the half court set as we over dribbled into traffic. Two Drew McKenzie free…
In a game of runs, Acalanes had the last laugh. The Dons outscored College Park 11-3 in the final 3 mins of the game behind Cooper Edelman and JB Frolich, to break a 31-31 tie and go on to win 42-34. The Dons are now 3-1 in league play. It was a close and low scoring game throughout, with the…
Coach Thomas shook up the starting lineup inserting Brody Darin at point guard. The Dons jumped all over the Falcons early as Sam Bishop took advantage of a soft zone defense and opened the game with a fourteen point personal barrage including four three’s and a steal that turned into a fast break layup. The Falcons clawed their way back…
On Thursday the Dons faced College Park in a road League matchup. The Dons brought home a victory behind 22 points from Theo Stoll, 14 from Noah Bloch, and 11 points and 19 rebounds from Jake Davis. It required a solid defensive effort across the team as some hot Falcon shooting put Acalanes in a 13 point deficit early. However,…
Campolindo ran away from Acalanes 75-44 Tuesday evening in Moraga, snapping the Dons 4 game win streak. The Dons came out aggressively and were competitive at the start, but couldn’t keep up with Campo’s pressure as the game went on. The Dons leaned on Joe Reidenbach’s excellent foul shooting to stay close early. After the Cougars pulled ahead by double…
The Dons took the show on the road to Moraga to battle a tough Cougars team. The Dons got off to a slow start digging a 7-0 deficit early until Avyn Morales got them on the board with a three. #11 paced the Cougars in the quarter with two nice 3’s but a Sam Bishop to Morales connection cut the…
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The Acalanes JV Boys took down Northgate 56-53 on Saturday, improving their league record to 2-0. Northgate brought a strong inside game, but the Dons responded with a physical defense, aggressive rebounding, and a strong offensive performance. Acalanes was led by Trevor Carrillo, who displayed a strong combination of inside, mid-range, and outside shooting to lead the way with 17…
HIGHLIGHTS for this exciting game can be found at: http://www.hudl.com/v/2Gjhuy The rosters looked slightly different than the last time these two teams met in the Semifinal Round of the Dougherty Valley Holiday Tournament where Northgate prevailed 51-37 behind six three’s from #10. The Dons had starters Braedon Christie and Nico Ortman back in the lineup but were missing Sam Bishop…
Saturday afternoon featured a home battle between the Dons and the Northgate Broncos. Theo Stoll opened the scoring with a floater and a 3 to try and keep pace with Northgate, and it was 5-8 halfway through the quarter. Jack Bayless fed Jake Davis over the top to cut it to 7-8, but the Broncos kept up the pressure 7-14…
