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,…
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…
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 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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
