LAFAYETTE — Essentially the most fearsome a part of the Halloween evening showdown for Foothill Division supremacy within the Diablo Athletic League needed to be Acalanes’ offense every time it received inside sniffing distance of a primary down.
Whether or not it was cell junior quarterback Tyler Winkles or bruising senior operating again Josh Elerts, the Dons’ (9-0, 3-0) two-pronged assault methodically moved the ball at will Friday evening towards visiting Clayton Valley Constitution to clinch the league title in entrance of a sparse — however festive — crowd.
“At the very start of the year, we talked about what we wanted to do,” Elerts stated after speeding for 134 yards on 35 carries within the 31-14 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 (6) runs with the ball towards Clayton Valley Constitution within the first quarter of their recreation at Acalanes Excessive Faculty in Lafayette, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Space Information Group)
Acalanes compiled three scoring drives of a dozen performs or extra, ran the ball for 12 first downs and handed for seven extra. They ran 81 performs to Clayton Valley’s 34 and possessed the ball for almost three-quarters of regulation. However they didn’t produce a single play from scrimmage that gained greater than 26 yards, that’s, till Winkles related with junior receiver Finley Rivera from the 50-yard line to ice the win with 4:37 left to play.
The landing introduced Winkles’ passing whole to 210 yards, and he added one other 30 on the bottom earlier than he received to take a knee within the victory formation. Winkles’ first 4 passes fell incomplete earlier than he went on to finish 17 of his subsequent 20 makes an attempt.
Rivera hauled in eight of these completions for 131 yards.
“That’s the game plan,” stated 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. 8 back there.”
Clayton Valley Constitution operating again Jhadis Luckey (8) gestures to the Acalanes pupil part after scoring a landing within the first quarter of their recreation at Acalanes Excessive Faculty in Lafayette, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Space Information Group)
Isaac was referring to Clayton Valley’s senior operating again, Jhadis Luckey, who’s closing in on his second consecutive 2,000-yard season. He trucked a defender and sprinted 29 yards to the tip zone to place Clayton Valley up 7-0 as the primary quarter got here to an in depth. However the Ugly Eagles (5-4, 3-1) proceeded to give up 25 unanswered factors till junior quarterback Mirza Mann discovered freshman tight finish Landon Trautner behind the tip zone for a landing that made it 25-14 with 7:40 to play.
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Mann related along with his receivers for deep balls of 42 and 39 yards however completed with 95 whole yards passing. Likewise, Fortunate was contained to 57 yards on 20 carries moreover the landing. He returned the opening kickoff into Acalanes’ territory, however the Uglies then went three-and-out.
“We figured we could match them speed-for-speed in the passing game, and they didn’t really beat us deep,” Clayton Valley coach Nick Tisa stated. “We just couldn’t stop their run game, and they did a good job of stopping ours. They just beat us in the trenches.”
Clayton Valley Constitution’s Andres Watts (4) fails to seize a move whereas being guarded by Acalanes’ River Lockwood (1) within the first quarter of their recreation at Acalanes Excessive Faculty in Lafayette, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Space Information Group)
Acalanes head coach Joel Isaac, left, is congratulated by Clayton Valley Constitution head coach Nick Tisa after their recreation at Acalanes Excessive Faculty in Lafayette, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. Acalanes defeated Clayton Valley Constitution 31-14. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Space Information Group)
Acalanes’ Deonte Littlejohn (0) runs in for a landing towards Clayton Valley Constitution within the second quarter of their recreation at Acalanes Excessive Faculty in Lafayette, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Space Information Group)
Acalanes head coach Joel Isaac walks the sideline whereas taking part in Clayton Valley Constitution within the first quarter of their recreation at Acalanes Excessive Faculty in Lafayette, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Space Information Group)
Acalanes quarterback Tyler Winkles (6) runs with the ball towards Clayton Valley Constitution within the first quarter of their recreation at Acalanes Excessive Faculty in Lafayette, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Space Information Group)
