Visiting Miramonte, playing some hoops and coming home with a Don victory, 51-33 Yeaaaaaa! The Freshman Matadors have not won a game this season. So, we are not going to talk that or about how Kaleo Feinberg came out guns a blazing defensively in the first 5 minutes of the game like a Tasmanian Devil or how Coco Gannon was having…
The Frosh Dons added to their winning record by beating Los Lomas, 58 to 44. The Freshman Dons are now 6-0 in league. “Everything negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise.”- Kobe Bryant The visiting Knights made the first, second and third baskets to start off the game, which gave the Dons some pressure…
Oh what a night! After 24 seconds of silence to honor Kobe Bryant and the eight people who perished with him in the Calabasas helicopter crash, the Dons embarked on one of their most thrilling team wins of the season, defeating Las Lomas 56-54 in overtime before an enthusiastic home crowd. Thank you once again, Dons Nation! John Kalil owned…
The JV Boys basketball team defeated Las Lomas High School last night by a final score of 45 to 40 to win their third game in a row. Following its winning formula of pressure defense and aggressive rebounding, the Dons matched their opponents scoring in the first quarter with 14 points and ended up the first half down a single…
Despite a full week off from the court, the Acalanes JV basketball team stuck to its winning ways with a convincing 38-26 victory on Friday night over the visiting College Park Falcons. Once again, the Dons rode a strong defensive effort which combined a game-opening, and hugely successful, full-court press that produced numerous turnovers with a game-long tenacity on the boards…
Home sweep home. Stephanie Liu sang the national anthem, the pep band entertained the fans, fall athletes were honored at halftime, a packed house cheered our boys, and Varsity joined Frosh and JV to sweep College Park in an exciting come-from-behind 69-62 win. In short, a perfect night to be a Don. The Falcons jumped to a 4-pt lead. But…
A spoonful of sugar really does make the medicine go down…and a spoonful of the Dons really makes their opponents ‘go down’! College Park is the latest team to lose to the Dons! “First of all, I would like to make one thing quite clear… I never explain anything.”Mary Poppins stands strongly by her actions. She held to her convictions…
In dramatic and exciting fashion, the Acalanes JV Boys basketball team found a grit and determination on Friday night in Moraga which had eluded them over the prior handful of games to pull off a nail biting come-from-behind victory over crosstown rival Campolindo by a final score of 40 to 37. After holding a slim 3 point to end the first quarter,…
Friday night didn’t go well for the varsity boys basketball team, who lost to Campo — last year’s Div. 2 State Champions. But varsity boys were thrilled that both frosh and JV boys beat Campo. Way to go! Varsity boys were grateful for the awesome support of Dons Nation. Regardless of the final score, our fans are the best. The Dons look…
The Dons came to Moraga, not to play a basketball game. They came to win! The Dons played unselfishly, they play together, and they play hard Friday at Campolindo to claim victory! The Cougars made the first basket of the game. However, the Dons made more baskets and lead each quarter of the game on both sides of the court.…
