Acalanes girls varsity soccer team played Northgate, Thursday, May 13th at 7:30pm. The Dons prevailed with a final score of 3-1. Senior Emily Keeler started the scoring with a great shot in the first half. Junior Lauren Yee scored a beautiful goal from a free kick. The Broncos’ only goal came from a questionable penalty kick. Senior Maddy Rogers scored…
Lady Dons took on Alhambra in a hot Acalanes gym. Sophomore Emily Du got off to a great start with a quick six points and finished with 11 points. Alhambra kept fighting and tied up the game 24-24 at half time. The Dons slowly pulled away in the second half as Senior Grace Gebhardt scored 26 points. Acalanes won 51-38. …
In a game they controlled from the tip, the Dons Boys Basketball team beat College Park 79-45 at home on Wednesday night. The first half was a three-palooza for the Dons, who nailed ten 3-point shots in the half to take a 44-24 lead. Senior Graham Smith hit four, while junior Noah Bloch and freshman Marcus Robinson nailed two apiece.…
The Don’s were back at home Wednesday evening facing the College Park Falcons in a game that was not for the faint of heart. Acalanes started with Zubin Acuna, Dominic Sarica, Nathan Bennett, Koleton Fenton and Ethan Torres on the floor. Acuna quickly took over the scoring making 5 of the 9 points scored in the quarter. Koleton won the…
Acalanes Freshmen basketball lost 37-33 on Wednesday to Oakland Tech, which leaned on strong inside play to wear out the Dons. Jordan Brown and Calvin Kotarba combined for 21 points from the floor in a losing effort. Trevor Carillo, Liam O’Keeffe, Cooper Edelman, and Liam Krackeler also scored for Acalanes.
The Acalanes JV Basketball team took on Oakland Tech Bulldogs on the road Tuesday evening. Once again the Dons got off to a slow start against a team that pressed on defense and hit open shots. Acalanes was down 9-20 at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter Acalanes outscored the Bulldogs 16 to 11 to close the …
Behind Sophomore Jake Davis’s 19 points and 14 rebounds and Senior Scott Ruegg’s 17 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists, the Dons cruised past the visiting Pirates 67-53 on Saturday night. Senior Graham Smith got the Dons going early with a basket off of the opening tip and followed it up with a three pointer as the Dons jumped to…
It was a back and forth high level basketball game. In the first quarter Pittsburg slashed and cut inside and showed they could also hit the outside shot. The Dons were slow off the mark and down 8-18 at the end of the quarter. Scoring highlights included Bennett Dodge, Nathan Bennett, and Koleton Fenton scoring on free throws after getting fouled driving…
Acalanes Freshman basketball improved their record to 4-1 with a convincing victory Thursday at Clayton Valley. The Don’s opened up an early lead built on their stellar defense, and never looked back, running away with a 52-36 victory. Coach Thomas was visibly pleased at the post-game press conference, saying “This, start to finish, was our best game of the season.…
Despite 28 points from senior Grace Gebhardt, the Dons fell to Clayton Valley on Thursday night. The Dons were in a giving mood, and the Eagles snatched more than their share of turnovers. Our girls will be back at it on Saturday at 2pm at College Park.
