Tyler Winkles threw for 427 yards and five touchdowns Friday, Sept. 25, leading Acalanes to a 42-15 homecoming win over American Canyon in Lafayette, according to a MaxPreps recap of the game.
The senior quarterback completed 19 of 26 passes and added a rushing score, accounting for all six Dons touchdowns. The offense piled up 551 total yards as Acalanes improved to 4-1.
Winkles now leads the North Coast Section in passing yards with 1,837 through five games, according to MaxPreps. He averages 367 yards per game and has thrown 20 touchdowns this season. The next-closest NCS passer, Carter Vose III of Windsor, sits 768 yards behind at 1,069.
Three Acalanes receivers topped 100 yards against American Canyon. Senior Jackson Boselli caught five passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns. Senior Finn Rivera led the team with six receptions for 116 yards and a score. Senior Grant Condy caught four passes for 113 yards and two touchdowns.
Boselli and Rivera rank first and second in the NCS in receiving yards, separated by just two yards, according to MaxPreps NCS receiving leaders. Boselli has 607 yards on the season and Rivera has 605, and both have posted seven receiving touchdowns through five games.
Junior running back Joaquin Bordi had his best game of the season, rushing 11 times for 91 yards.
The defense was just as dominant. Junior linebacker Dax Vail finished with a team-high 13 tackles, 10 of them solo. Senior Luke Dafferner added 10 tackles. The unit combined for nine tackles for loss, forced five punts and made three fourth-down stops.
Senior lineman Danny Dunne recorded a sack, a fumble recovery, seven tackles and two tackles for loss. Junior Sean Tandler also notched a sack with six tackles and two tackles for loss.
Sophomore kicker Jonny Rubin converted all six extra-point attempts. He is 25-of-26 on the season and now ranks second in the NCS in kick scoring, according to the Acalanes Boosters recap.
American Canyon picked off Winkles twice, but the Acalanes defense kept those turnovers from changing the game's direction.
The Dons have a bye week before traveling to Walnut Creek to face crosstown rival Las Lomas at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9.
