The freshman Don’s started league play with a commanding 74-50 win over the Las Lomas Knights. The game started with a fast paced competitive quarter. The Knights put on full court pressure most of the quarter but the Dons were able to battle through it. A combination of fast break buckets and three pointers by Justice Hembrador, Bryce Mansour, Ben…
The Dons came into this one with a 3-4 record while not much was known about Las Lomas who came in just 1-1 due to some very relaxed preseason scheduling. The Dons have actually not won in this building since January 8, 2010 – a thirteen year drought! We are still banged up with some key players out and have…
Tuesday, December 12, 2023Record: 6-2 “A scrapy game. A scrapy win.” Stated Donovan McGrath about the JV Basketball team’s latest win. Donovan, better known as Donnie, chipped in two points toward the victory. The JV Dons defeated Los Lomas Knights 68-53. The win improved Acalanes to 6-2 on the year. The game started out sluggishly for both teams. Arman Craig,…
The 9th Annual Chris Huber Classic was a resounding success culminating in a very exciting Championship game against Monte Vista and Woodcreek from Roseville. The game was tied 51 all with under a minute left but the Mustangs prevailed 56-52, winning this one at the free throw line late. Host Acalanes fell to Dougherty in the Third Place game. Piedmont…
Saturday, December 9, 2023Record: 5-2 The Junior Varsity Basketball team defeated St. Joesph in the Hornet JV Tournament. The final score of the game was 65-51 in favor of the Dons. The win not only improved Acalanes to 5-2 on the year, but the Dons also captured third place in the Hornet tournament. Going into the season, Coach Eric Thomas…
The Dons were slow out of the gates again going down 12-1 before their first field goals with under a minute left as Ryder Malm found Gavin Dodge for three and Gavin put in a wild baseline shot as time expired to make the score 15-6 Dougherty after one. The Dons were 2/10 from the field with 4 turnovers. The…
Friday, December 8, 2023Record: 4-2 The Junior Varsity Basketball team lost to Moreau Catholic in semifinalist round of the Hornet JV Tournament. The final score of the game was 70-64 in favor of Moreau. The Dons received another big game by point guard Chase Bahou. Chase led his team with 22 points. AJ Hastings also had a nice game with…
It was another slow start for the Dons, reminiscent of the 16-1 hole we dug ourselves against St. Ignatius but this one went a little deeper as it was 26-6 Mustangs after one. They came out and punched us in the mouth with intense man to man defense and not allowing any second chances. They were on fire going 11/15…
Thursday, December 7, 2023 Lesson learned. Just like last their last game, the Dons lead with about 25 seconds left in the game. Yet, this time, the Dons ended the game with tight defense. Two clutch free throws by Lorenzo Cangini clinched the game. The Dons defeated the hometown Hornets by the final score of 66-63. Coach Thomas mixed up…
The 11th Annual Chris Huber Memorial Basketball Tournament tipped off in Lafayette on Thursday with a full slate of four games, three of which came down to the wire. The tournament honors the Acalanes icon who left us in 2021 after a long battle with Parkinson’s. “Huuuuuuberrrrrr” as his beloved students typically referred to him, joined the Acalanes community in…