Friday, December 29, 2023Record: 10-2 The JV Boys continued their magical season by winning their second JV Dougherty Valley Tournament game. The Dons defeated the California Grizzlies 62 to 53 and with this win moved onto the tournament championship game. This game started with both teams exchanging baskets. Truth be told, this reporter was a bit tardy to the game,…
Friday at The Holiday Classic in San Diego saw our beloved Dons (5-7, 469th in CA) up against Vista (9-7, 288th). Lots of rumors out there, but I was hearing Vegas lines on this game for the underdog Dons were somewhere in the +5 neighborhood. It was a back and forth first quarter with Brady Quinn coming off the bench…
The great Bob Uecker once said “I have seen enough to know that I have seen too much” and that is what comes to mind when digesting this one. The Dons came in at 4-7 overall, having dropped 5 of their last 7 and coming off a lackluster second half against Santa Fe Christian, so badly in need of a…
Thursday, December 28, 2023Record: 9-2 “Our best win of the season.” Stated Coach Thomas about his teams’ win against the Foothill Falcons. The victory was the first game in the JV Dougherty Valley Tournament. The Dons improved to 9-2 for the season. This game featured two talented teams. The Falcons came into the game with a 10-1 record while Dons…
The Varsity Boys took their show on the road for the second year in a row to The Holiday Classic in Torrey Pines. First round was a tough matchup against a very hot and much higher ranked Santa Fe Christian team. I’ll be working overtime the next four days so take it easy on me if the reporting just isn’t…
Friday, December 22, 2023Record: 8-2 Christmas came early for Coaches Eric Thomas and Matt Thomas. The Junior Varsity basketball team gifted the brothers a season high 82 points in their victory over the Concord Minutemen. The win improved the young Dons to 8-2 for the season. The Dons love to start each game with a Lorenzo Cangini three pointer, and…
The 3-6 Dons (ranked 98th in the MaxPreps SF Metro rankings) took up arms against the Concord Minutemen (2-9, ranked 209th) in a Diablo League Friday night matchup. This was a nice break from finals and all the last minute holiday craziness on the streets and in stores. It took less than a minute for the Dons to jump all…
The freshman Dons win their second game in a row outscoring the Rodriguez Mustangs 68-35. Before we get started we’d like to welcome Finn Rivera to the team after traveling with Varsity Football to Southern California where they won the Division 3AA State Championship against Birmingham. Congrats again Varsity Dons!! Finn contributed 11 points in his debut basketball game, great…
The Dons (3-5) came into this contest ranked 101st in the MaxPreps San Francisco Metro Rankings (out of 253 teams) while the Valley Christian Warriors (3-1) were 51st. The Warriors scored 80 points or more in three of their prior games so it was going to be imperative the Dons could keep the score much lower to have a good…
Saturday, December 16, 2023Record: 7-2 “He’s a stud.” Yelled the Rodriguez’s coach to his players. “I told you we must guard him. He is a stud.” The stud, the opposing coach was referring to, was Lorenzo Cangini. Lorenzo, who scored a season high 22 points, led the Dons to an easy victory. The Dons crushed Rodriguez by the score of…
