From December 5 to December 7, 2024, eight Bay Area JV basketball teams will compete in a tournament to honor the life of John Rhodes. John Rhodes was born on February 5, 1984. He grew up in Lafayette and attended Happy Valley Elementary School, Stanley Middle School, and Acalanes High School. John loved basketball, and his 8th grade team won…
Thursday, December 5, 2024 Record: 2-0 “We are a great team.” Claimed Evan Palmer, Number 35. The Junior Varsity Boys Basketball team showcased their greatness in the opening game of the John Rhodes Tournament. They dominated the San Marin Mustangs by a score of 64-21. As the season starts to unfold, the young Dons sit at 2-0. JV Coach Eric…
The frosh Dons tipped off against the Las Lomas Knights on Saturday in their first regular season High School basketball game. Coach Richards started with a 4-guard lineup of Cash Woehrle, Pengyu Chen, Nick Zagorov, and Brandon Blatteis, along with Zubin Krishnan as the lone big. Las Lomas had a height advantage at a few spots, but the Dons had…
There’s something about this time of year that lowers the vibrational energy. Possibly the odd manipulation of time so that it gets dark by 5PM and always feels much later than it is or the almost freezing temperatures or arrival of wet weather. But before you know it here comes high school basketball and the holidays to amp things up…
Saturday, November 30, 2024Record: 1-0 The Junior Varsity Boys’ Basketball team had a dominating performance in their home opener. The young Dons soundly defeated their opponent 76 to 29. With the win, the JV team sits at 1-0 for the season. Going into the season, JV Coach Eric Thomas felt that his current team was extremely deep and just as…
The freshmen boys took their talents to Benicia on Saturday for a 3-game pre-season tournament at Benicia High School. The games themselves were quick, just 20 minutes each with a running clock. But that didn’t mean they weren’t action-packed, with many stellar plays and moments, along with a few missed opportunities that may prove to be very valuable lessons…
Freshman boys basketball played a five-period scrimmage against St. Mary’s on Tuesday to launch their 2024-2025 season. Fresh off of tryouts and their introduction to high school basketball practices, the Dons came out full of energy with a frenetic, full court press against St. Mary’s. They forced several turnovers early on, and Nick Zagorov scored the first basket of…
Friday, February 9, 2024Final Record: 22-4 The Acalanes Basketball program will celebrate their season with a banquet tonight. It is a wonderful time for the JV team and Coach Thomas to reflect on their incredible accomplishments. Prior to the season, Coach Eric Thomas outlined several goals for his squad. The first of these goals was to be a 20-win team.…
We all knew this was going to be an uphill battle as the Dons travelled Tuesday to Clayton Valley for their second game in as many nights against juggernaut Clayton Valley- the defending NCS D2 Champions, 20-7, top 20 SF Metro Area Ugly Eagles who beat us by 20+ earlier in the year. But there was HOPE. We played great…
The Dons moved on to the “win or go home” phase of the season looking for redemption Monday night of an early season loss at Las Lomas which was a very close game up until a few minutes left. It wasn’t quite the sellout I expected but still a well attended game that did not disappoint in terms of playoff…
