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Packers Overwhelm Winona

10 Mar

Playing their last home game of the season before a capacity crowd at Packer Gym, the Austin boys raced to a 22-0 lead over Winona in the first few minutes of their Section 1AAA semifinal game en route to a 78-46 win Saturday night.

The Packers used pressure defense and crisp passing the fueled a balanced scoring attack, with seven players tallying six or more points. Joe Aase led in scoring with 24 points, while Tom Aase added 10, Goliath Oboyo 8, a trio (Nathan Schwab, Zach Vierkandt and Zach Wessels) with 7 each, Collin Weisert 6, Bret Lukes 4, Jake Kempen 3 and Ryan Larson 2.

Here are the video highlights:

Be sure to join the Fast Break Club group on Facebook, and watch for information about fan buses we’ll be arranging for the Section 1AAA Finals in Rochester at 8 p.m. Friday, March 16.

 

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The Sixth Man

9 Mar

The fan support for the Austin Packers has been huge this year, with the biggest and loudest crowd yet for Austin’s Big Nine-clinching win over Owatonna a week ago today. When the final buzzer sounded, the students stormed the court (you might want to expand to full screen on this one):

The home crowd for Wednesday night’s opening-round win over Faribault was great too, with the gym almost full despite the light turnout of Falcon fans.

Tomorrow night at 7 p.m. the Packers continue their tournament march with their last home game of the season as they host the #5 seed, Winona, with a trip to the Section 1AAA finals on the line.

See the preview articles in the Austin Daily Herald and Winona Daily News.

The Packers are 12-0 at home for the year, and will be looking to stay perfect. The Winhawks will be bringing a crowd, so it’s important for the Sixth Man to show up early and loud.

Join the Packer Fast Break Club on Facebook and invite others to attend the game, too!

Go Packers!

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Packers smother Faribault

8 Mar

The Austin boys used swarming defense and solid offensive execution to take care of Faribault on Wednesday with a final score of 60-17.

The Packers raced to a 20-4 lead and stretched it to 45-8 at halftime. The starters sat out the second half, but the Packers still outscored the Falcons 15-9, with the last 9 minutes played in running time because of the 40-point margin.

Joe Aase led the Packers with 16 points, while Zach Wessels added 14, Collin Weisert 7, Bret Lukes 5, Goliath Oboyo and Curtis Oberbroeckling 4, Tom Aase 3 and Ryan Larson, Nathan Schwab, Ajuda Nywesh and Ryan Synoground 2 each.

Here are the highlights:

The Packers host Winona on Saturday at 7 p.m. in the semifinals of Section 1AAA, with the winner going on to Mayo Civic Center to play for a trip to the State Tournament.

Packers Dominate All-Conference Team

7 Mar

The Austin Packers, who clinched their first Big Nine conference title in 13 years last week, are well represented on the all-conference team announced today.

Juniors Joe Aase and Tom Aase, and sophomore Zach Wessels, were named to the all-conference first team.

Coach Kris Fadness was recognized as Coach of the Year.

The Packers begin section playoffs at home tonight against Faribault. See the Austin Post-Bulletin and Austin Daily Herald for previews, as well as this Rochester Post-Bulletin preview of the whole section.

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Section 1AAA Playoff Brackets Announced

3 Mar

As expected, the 20-5 Austin Packers received the top seed in the Section 1AAA Boys Basketball tournament. New Prague (17-9) got the second seed and Kasson-Mantorville (21-5) was third. Here is the complete bracket and schedule. The first two rounds will be hosted by the higher seeds, with the finals to be held a week from Friday at Mayo Civic Center.

Austin hosts #8 seed Faribault (1-25) Wednesday at 7 p.m.

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