The Dons had a strong second half performance during Saturday’s home non-conference game against Piedmont, but it wasn’t enough to catch up to the Highlanders, who took a 16-point lead by halftime and ended beating the Dons 81-61. After a slow start by both teams, Jackson Aris-Dumas opened with a 3-pointer to start the scoring. A nice defensive move by…
The Dons’ first away league game ended in disappointment, as Clayton Valley’s shooting accuracy from the 3-point line overwhelmed our Dons. The Ugly Eagles nailed a total of 15 3-pointers, helping them rack up 78 points to the Dons’ 48. The Dons were able to match the Ugly Eagles point for point the first quarter. The Dons posted two 3-pointers…
The Clayton Valley Eagles team colors are red, white and blue. The Freshman Dons team colors are now blue, white and ‘rad’. Why not?! The Frosh team is a loyal, hardworking, cohesive, talented, fun, winning crew. Yes! they are ‘rad’ . The Statue of Liberty is 111 feet, 6 inches. Bennett Dodge is not that tall, but he takes the liberty at each game…
It’s a BLUE-tiful feeling to be a Don! Come out and support your Dons! Friday, Jan 10 at Clayton Valley– 4pm Freshman –530pm JV –7pm Varsity Saturday, Jan 11 at HOME against the Piedmont Highlanders –3pm Freshman–430pm JV –6pm Varsity Dons Show Up! Thank you!
Opening their season’s league play at home on Tuesday evening, the Acalanes JV Boys basketball team was overwhelmed by Miramonte High School from virtually start to finish and ultimately came away with a disappointing 70 to 52 loss. After hanging relatively close throughout the first quarter, Acalanes eventually went into the halftime break down by 11, 37 -28. Unfortunately for the…
Dons Nation Showed Up and energized the house, helping the Dons tie the Mats 50-50 at the end of regulation, but the intensity of the game took its toll. The Dons fell short in overtime, losing to Miramonte, 54-64. In the first quarter, the Dons and Mats traded leads 10 times. Fans were delighted by 3-pointers by Jackson Aris-Dumas, Graham…
Peace Love and HOOP-iness for the Frosh Dons as they Make Baskets, Not War! Check it out… The Dons scored 60 in their Saturday game and did it again Tuesday night with 60 again! They love those 60 point games! It was a hard day’s night for Miramonte, as the Dons were feeling groovy on their home turf. The Dons…
On Saturday, January 4th, the JV Boys Basketball team beat Silver Creek HS, 71-38. The Dons played well on both ends of the floor and all contributed to the box score. Next up the JV Dons will face Miramonte at home on Tuesday, January the 7th at 5:30pm.
The Varsity Boys celebrated the first game of the new year with the return of Joey Carrillo to the court in a decisive 61-33 win over Silver Creek of San Jose. The Dons improved their record to 12-1 as they open league play Tuesday night at home against Miramonte. In his season debut after recovering from injury, Joey immediately scored upon entering…
Saturday the Freshman Dons played demolished the Silver Creek Raiders Basketball fans love nail-biting, down to the wire games. Unfortunately, not every game can be that exciting, and today was that game for the Frosh Dons. Regardless of how the Raiders played, the Dons deserved their win. Exceptional talent, sound strategy, and teamwork contributed to this outstanding win. It always…