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…
There is no place like ‘Home” ! Kick off the new year this Saturday, January 4 & cheer on your Dons at Acalanes against Silver Creek High of San Jose 1pm Freshman Game 2:30pm Junior Varsity 4pm Varsity Next Home Games will be Tuesday, January 7 against Miramonte! Game Times: 4pm Freshman, 530pm JV & 7pm Varsity.
In a game full of momentum swings, the Acalanes JV Boys Basketball team ended up on the losing end of the pendulum when they fell by a final score of 63 to 45 to Dublin High School on Monday at the the James “Chachi” Coral Memorial Basketball Tournament at San Ramon Valley High School. After sleep-walking through the first 7…
Varsity Boys ended the Chris Huber Classic on a high note, defeating the Pittsburg Pirates 76-63. Coach Huber’s family was present as he was honored for his dedication to Dons Nation. Senior Aidan Bodner was awarded All Tournament Selection after three days of aggressive defense, consistent rebounds (21 total), repeated steals, and double-digit scoring, including a season-high 22 points on Saturday…
In a back and forth game that went down to the wire, the Acalanes Boys JV basketball team came away with a victory over Castro Valley High School Saturday afternoon at the 2019 Josh “Chachi” Coral Memorial Basketball tournament by a final score of 62-58. The Dons were led on offense by bigs Jack Russo and Yanaton Draznin, who scored a combined 25 points,…
You can’t always control how many three point shots fall in the basket, but you can control the intensity, effort, and execution of your basketball Defense. The Dons brought their ‘D‘ game as in D-E-F-E-N-S-E to defeat the Washington Huskies, 63 -32. Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens are some people’s favorite things. My favorite thing is Bennett Dodge playing…
In a close battle between the 10-0 Acalanes Dons and the 10-1 De Anza Dons, our boys came up short in a heart-breaking 70-67 loss. Acalanes plays in the consolation game against Pittsburg at 4:00 today. De Anza came out fast, quickly scoring and forcing turnovers with their pressing defense. The Dons fought back, taking the lead 18-17 at the…
Friday started out great! Miller Smith scored three 3 pointers in the first quarter giving the mojo to the Dons. Smith was the high scorer of the day with 19 points for Acalanes. Yet the Foothill Falcons did not care about that at all. No siree! The Falcons wanted this win, as just a few weeks ago the Dons beat…
The boys are back in action at home tonight vs. De Anza High at 7:00pm! Thank you Dons for showing up to watch your Varsity Boys defeat Concord 68-61 on day one of the three-day Chris Huber Classic! The Dons were boosted by the energy of everyone who Showed Up to cheer, especially the alumni and the girls basketball players. …