On Thursday night at Riordan High in San Francisco—otherwise known as the nicest high school gym ever constructed by human hands and home to the best concession stand in the free world, featuring nachos so tremendous they should probably have their own NIL deal—the Dons took the floor against the powerhouse St. Ignatius Wildcats. Things looked bleak early: a 21–6…
The Acalanes Freshman Boys opened their season with a strong 54-36 win over Dougherty Valley on Saturday, combining efficient shooting, active defense, and unselfish ball movement, Acalanes set the tone early with a 16–13 first quarter, then put together a lockdown defensive stretch in the second, holding Dougherty Valley to just two points. Behind that effort, the Dons took a 21–15…
Acalanes 68, Santa Cruz 45 — Season Opener Recap The Dons opened the 2025–26 season with a commanding 68–45 victory over Santa Cruz, showcasing depth, rhythm, and sharp execution. Coach Bill Powers guided his team to the win, carrying forward the momentum of last year’s Diablo League Champions and setting an early tone for another strong campaign. The Three-Point Parade…
The Boys Basketball Program gathered at the Creekside Commons on Sunday afternoon to celebrate successful seasons amongst all three teams. The Varsity squad told stories about their journey over the past 4 years with Coach Powers and their manifestation of winning their first league title since 2007. There were over 140 in attendance and it was a beautifully orchestrated event,…
All Good Things Must Come to an End…Varsity Boys Hoops Falls to Redwood in Final Minutes NCS Round 2
Your #7 seed DONS (22-6) travelled to Redwood Friday night to face the #2 seeded Giants (20-6) in a NCS D1 Round Two matchup. The Giants feature one of the top players in Northern California in #2 Semetri (TT) Carr who will be attending Cal in the Fall. The DONS won the tip and quickly got on the board after…
Win or go home. High stakes moving forward for this DONS team. On Tuesday night, it was likely their last home game of the season unless they a higher seed upsets a lower seed in the current NCS bracket or they can advance to state. More importantly, they had to defend homecourt first to even keep the season alive. Archie…
Let’s start with the good news – the DONS big 21-6, 11-1 turnaround season earned them a 7 seed in the NCS D1 Bracket (reminder we are actually a D3 school which is based on enrollment). We will face Archie Williams (18-8, 6-4), the 10 seed, tonight at 7PM. Winner will advance to play the winner of #2 Redwood and…
In a near perfect encapsulation of the season, the Frosh Boys Basketball team won a thriller against rival Miramonte, hung tough against powerhouse De La Salle, and decisively beat an overmatched College Park team to finish 14 – 13 for the year. Game 1 – Acalanes 65, Miramonte 63 The final week of the season started with a rivalry game…
DONS love is in the air tonight at Chris Huber Gymnasium in beautiful Lafayette, California! The 11-1 Boys squad goes up against the Clayton Valley Ugly Eagles 6-4 in the primetime slot tonight at 7PM. The DONS beat the Ugly Eagles earlier this season in Clayton by the score of 40-35. Clayton has since welcomed back two key starters, Elijah…
ALMOST DONE, CHECK BACK SHORTLY FOR MORE!!! The DONS (20-5, 10-1) travelled to Pleasant Hill Monday night to face the College Park Falcons (16-9, 7-4) who were fighting for their DAL Tournament Playoff lives needing to win to make the 6 team field. Northgate was monitoring the situation closely as they would benefit from a DONS win. Ryder found Gavin…