Acalanes wraps up DAL Foothill Division with commanding win over Clayton Valley
LAFAYETTE The largest part fearsome part of the Halloween night showdown for Foothill Division supremacy in the Diablo Athletic League had to be Acalanes offense whenever it got within sniffing distance of a first down Whether it was mobile junior quarterback Tyler Winkles or bruising senior running back Josh Elerts the Dons - - two-pronged attack methodically moved the ball at will Friday night against visiting Clayton Valley Charter to clinch the league title in front of a sparse but festive crowd At the very start of the year we talked about what we yearned to do Elerts announced after rushing for yards on carries in the - win Winning league is not something Acalanes is known for So it s something that we ve been emphasizing in our practices and something that we ve been moving toward Acalanes quarterback Tyler Winkles runs with the ball against Clayton Valley Charter in the first quarter of their contest at Acalanes High School in Lafayette Calif on Friday Oct Jose Carlos Fajardo Bay Area News Group Acalanes compiled three scoring drives of a dozen plays or more ran the ball for first downs and passed for seven more They ran plays to Clayton Valley s and possessed the ball for nearly three-quarters of regulation But they didn t produce a single play from scrimmage that gained more than yards that is until Winkles connected with junior receiver Finley Rivera from the -yard line to ice the win with left to play The touchdown brought Winkles passing total to yards and he added another on the ground before he got to take a knee in the triumph formation Winkles first four passes fell incomplete before he went on to complete of his next attempts Rivera hauled in eight of those completions for yards That s the encounter plan reported coach Joel Isaac We want to stay on schedule make sure that we re taking what they give us We were able to run effectively really all night Maybe we weren t popping them but we also don t have a No back there Clayton Valley Charter running back Jhadis Luckey gestures to the Acalanes learner section after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter of their match at Acalanes High School in Lafayette Calif on Friday Oct Jose Carlos Fajardo Bay Area News Group Isaac was referring to Clayton Valley s senior running back Jhadis Luckey who is closing in on his second consecutive -yard season He trucked a defender and sprinted yards to the end zone to put Clayton Valley up - as the first quarter came to a close But the Ugly Eagles - - proceeded to surrender unanswered points until junior quarterback Mirza Mann exposed freshman tight end Landon Trautner in the back of the end zone for a touchdown that made it - with to play Related Articles High school football Friday s Week scores Saturday s schedule Prep spotlight Former Mitty star Aaron Gordon takes battle to must-watch level even at a youth soccer practice Early knockout Los Gatos scores TDs on its first two plays routs M-A High school football Thursday s Week scores weekend schedule Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week Charlie Metherd Miramonte Mann connected with his receivers for deep balls of and yards but finished with total yards passing Likewise Lucky was contained to yards on carries besides the touchdown He returned the opening kickoff into Acalanes territory but the Uglies then went three-and-out We figured we could match them speed-for-speed in the passing challenge and they didn t really beat us deep Clayton Valley coach Nick Tisa commented We just couldn t stop their run meeting and they did a good job of stopping ours They just beat us in the trenches Clayton Valley Charter s Andres Watts fails to grab a pass while being guarded by Acalanes River Lockwood in the first quarter of their contest at Acalanes High School in Lafayette Calif on Friday Oct Jose Carlos Fajardo Bay Area News Group Acalanes head coach Joel Isaac left is congratulated by Clayton Valley Charter head coach Nick Tisa after their competition at Acalanes High School in Lafayette Calif on Friday Oct Acalanes defeated Clayton Valley Charter - Jose Carlos Fajardo Bay Area News Group Acalanes Deonte Littlejohn runs in for a touchdown against Clayton Valley Charter in the second quarter of their encounter at Acalanes High School in Lafayette Calif on Friday Oct Jose Carlos Fajardo Bay Area News Group Acalanes head coach Joel Isaac walks the sideline while playing Clayton Valley Charter in the first quarter of their championship at Acalanes High School in Lafayette Calif on Friday Oct Jose Carlos Fajardo Bay Area News Group Acalanes quarterback Tyler Winkles runs with the ball against Clayton Valley Charter in the first quarter of their match at Acalanes High School in Lafayette Calif on Friday Oct Jose Carlos Fajardo Bay Area News Group
