Monday, January 23, 2024Record: 17-3 The JV Hoopsters started their four game homestand with a convincing win. Acalanes defeated the Berean Christian Eagles by a score of 73 to 31. With this win, the Dons remained undefeated in league play (7-0), and their season record improved to 17-3!! Coach Thomas decided to change his starting lineup for the Eagles. One…
It had been awhile since these Dons tasted sweet victory, 24 days to be exact, and this was one of those fun games where everyone got to play and there were tons of smiles to go around. Berean (3-11, 0-6 in League) came into this contest off a pretty close loss to Alhambra 63-47 in their last game. The Eagles…
January 22, 2024With their victory over Campolindo, the JV Basketball team moved into first place. The current league standings are as follows: DAL STANDINGS School Record Standing Comments Acalanes 6-0 1st 6 Remaining League Games Las Lomas 6-1 2nd Lost to Acalanes (68-53) Northgate 5-2 3rd Play Acalanes on 1/31/24 Campolindo 4-2 4th Lost to Acalanes (55-36) Miramonte 4-2 5th…
Friday night was everything you could ever want a high school basketball game to be. A storied crosstown rivalry. An almost sell out crowd with two rowdy student bodies engaged in back and forth chanting throughout. Double digit ties and lead changes with no team ever up by more than 5 points. Two teams leaving it all on the floor…
Friday, January 19, 2024Record: 16-3 The JV Hoopsters along with Coach Thomas and their fans celebrated their 16th victory of the season. And this milestone was sweet!! The visiting Dons defeated their archrivals Campolindo by a score of 55 to 36. Not only did the Dons improve to 16-3 for the season, but the young hoopsters are 6-0 in league…
The Dons (6-12) rolled into Martinez on Wednesday night to try to get back in the win column against the Alhambra Bulldogs (9-9). In recent years this hasn’t been much of a battle, but second year Coach Ric Shepard has done a good job turning things around for the ‘Dogs and this one was intense until the last seconds. A…
The freshman Don’s are having fun this season! They recorded another league victory beating the Alhambra Bulldogs on Wednesday night. Acalanes got off to a fast start with a flurry of 3’s by Anthony Heglie, Kaya Wingate and Shea Stahl. Oliver MacLeod pulled down multiple rebounds and Sam Phillips played great defense. The Dons took the first quarter 15-2 and…
Wednesday, January 17 2024Record: 15-3 “Our goal is to be a 20-game winning team” stated shooting guard, Sean Khouw. With their victory over Alhambra, the JV team inched closer to their goal. The visiting Dons defeated the Bulldogs by a score of 62 to 38. The Dons improved to 5-0 in league play and 15-3 for the season! Acalanes controlled…
The freshman Dons have been busy taking down competitors. They put together a four game win streak beating Serra 53-51, Washington 55-45, Clayton Valley Charter 53-42 and Miramonte 68-35. There were a lot of great contributions by many players. Justice Hembrador scored 16 points and Ben Mickelson had 9 points and 7 rebounds against Serra. In the Washington game Bryce…
The Dons made the trek across the Bridge on another rainy, winter evening to try to snap their losing streak against a much higher ranked 11-4 Benicia squad. The Dons started strong trading blows with the bigger, more physical Panthers in a seesaw first quarter. Liam Krackeler broke the seal with a three, followed by Ian Salmon finding a cutting…
