By DON DELCO ORINDA, Calif. — The Acalanes freshman football team scored touchdowns on its first four offensive possessions, leading the Dons to a convincing 30-8 win over Miramonte on Thursday, Oct. 15. It was the most points Acalanes scored in a single game this season. The victory in the season’s final road game lifted Acalanes’ record to over .500…
By DON DELCO LAFAYETTE, Calif. — Caelen Birrell scored two first-half touchdowns on a punt return and interception to help lead the Acalanes freshman football team past visiting Las Lomas 28-8 on Thursday, Oct. 8. The win pulls Acalanes back to .500 at 3-3 with three games remaining in the season. “Going into the Las Lomas game, the kids feel like…
By DON DELCO LIVERMORE, Calif. — Behind four touchdown passes from Granada High School quarterback Dalton Lutz, the host Matadors’ offense continued their torrid pace defeating visiting Acalanes 48-14 on Thursday, Sept. 24 at Kevin Drake Stadium. Granada won its fourth consecutive game to start the season, buoyed by a balanced offensive attack. The Matadors are averaging 44 points per…
By DON DELCO LAFAYETTE, Calif. — Three third-quarter touchdowns, including two within 35 seconds of each other, keyed the Acalanes freshman football team to win 27-0 over College Park on Thursday, Sept. 17. It was the Dons’ first game at Acalanes Stadium this season and their second victory in five days to improve to 2-2 while College Park falls to…
By DON DELCO SAN FRANCISCO — Two first-half rushing touchdowns by Rocco Coniglio proved to be more than enough to lead the Acalanes freshman football team to its first win of the season, 23-6 over St. Ignatius on Saturday, Sept. 12 at J.B. Murphy Field. The Dons’ dictated the majority of the game with a consistent performance from all three…
The Frosh Football Team loaded the busses last Thursday and headed to the impressive Memorial Stadium in Napa to take on the Napa High Grizzlies. The Dons’ first drive of the game ended in a 45-yard pass from Jasper Stewart (#9) to Finley Rivera (#13). Jackson Boselli (#31) carried the ball into the end zone for the 2-point conversion Dons…
The Freshman football team continues to dominate as they walked away with a 38-8 win against College Park last Thursday night. The Dons are undefeated thus far with a 5-0 record. Let’s go Dons! Getting right down to business, Acalanes scored on the first drive of the game and successfully converted for 2-points immediately putting the Dons up 8-0. Between…
If we didn’t know any better, one would think this team had been playing together for years! From start to finish the freshman Dons had a synergy that San Marin Mustang’s simply could not stop!! This freshman team of 67 players has a list of playmakers, both offensive and defensive, a mile long… On the first drive of the game,…
Today is the last day of our incredible 3-day FUNdraiser at SIDEBOARD! I’m craving the Fried Chicken and beat salad. What are you grabbing for lunch? What’s on your dinner table tonight? SIDEBOARD!!! We LOVE Lafayette and we LOVE Sideboard! *Note: Please mention Acalanes Track & Field when ordering!! The Stanford Invitational is this Friday and Saturday. We have some…
As incredible as it was to get a short six-game Spring after the COVID-delayed 2020 Football Season, it was just not the same as the Friday Night Lights extravaganza that we look forward to each Fall. While everything around us is certainly not back to normal, we are hopeful that we will be welcoming back a “real” ten-game action-packed fan-filled…