Acalanes had beaten everyone in its path all season under first-year coach Joel Isaac.

From Archbishop Mitty and St. Ignatius to Clayton Valley Charter and Campolindo, the Lafayette school had conquered them all.

For one half Friday night, it looked as if the Dons might do it again.

On the road in Santa Rosa against North Bay powerhouse Cardinal Newman, Acalanes found itself in a tie game with 24 minutes to go.

A berth in the North Coast Section Division I championship game was within reach, a chance to topple one of the section’s bluebloods in their own backyard seemed possible.

Then it all went south.

Cardinal Newman scored one touchdown, then another and another as Acalanes’ perfect season tumbled in stunning fashion.

When it ended, Cardinal Newman had won 52-17.

The Cardinals o

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