Acalanes traveled to Clayton Valley to play the Ugly Eagles Monday evening. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a bit of an ugly game for the Dons, losing 52-33. Clayton Valley jumped to a big early lead behind a full court press and good 3 point shooting. In the second quarter Coach Powers, who was subbing in for Coach Herley,…
The Eagles got off to a 6-0 start off a putback on a missed free throw and two easy fastbreak layups as their Coach screamed orders from the sidelines. Nico Ortman hit Avyn Morales for the Dons’ first bucket. Brody Darin then hit Sam Bishop on a nice curl cut who found Drew McKenzie for the and-1 to put us…
The opening tip went to the Dons but the game started with nerves high and tough defense by both teams. The defense on both sides of the court forced a lot of turnovers and three minutes passed before Clayton Valley put up first bucket. The passing was a little loose and the Ugly Eagles went on a scoring drive pushing…
De La Salle beat Acalanes 67-53 Saturday in Lafayette, behind an aggressive full court press and incredible display of 3 points shooting accuracy. The Spartans broke open a 9-6 game in the first with three straight 3 pointers, and never looked back after taking a 28-10 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Dons played well in the…
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…
