Packer Fast Break Club

A smothering defense was the key to a 54-34 victory over Rochester Mayo Tuesday night. The 19-3 Packers caused 24 turnovers for the game and held Mayo to 15 first half points.  The win was the 40th consecutive against conference opponents for the Austin program.

Austin will be back on the court Friday in Owatonna and Saturday at Mankato East. 7:30 start times.

Read more about the game in the Austin Daily Herald.

Here are the highlights:

Austin scoring: Ajuda Nywesh 12, Bret Lukes 11, Zach Wessels 10, Noah Brehmer 10, Gach Gach 7, Curtis Oberbroeckling 2, Zach Coffey 2

Austin continued their winning ways as they defeated Faribault 62-44 on Saturday to improve to 18-3 overall and 13-0 in conference play. The Packers found themselves down 18-15 after a sluggish start, but turned the game around quickly! The Pack led by 34 six minutes into the second half, as the starters headed to the bench.

Read more about the game in the Austin Daily Herald and the Faribault Daily News.

The team will have three conference road games this week, Tuesday at Mayo, Friday at Owatonna and Saturday at Mankato East.

Here are the highlights:

Austin scoring: Gach Gach 13, Ajuda Nywesh 13, Zach Wessels 12, Zach Coffey 6, Bret Lukes 5, Noah Brehmer 4, Nik Gasner 3, Curtis Oberbroeckling 2, Adam Bergstrom 2, Levi Vierkandt 2

Senior night for the 17-3 Packers proved to be a good one as they defeated Winona 62-46 Friday in Packer gym. All five seniors, Jacob Kempen, Bret Lukes, Ajuda Nywesh, Zach Wessels and Curtis Oberbroeckling started the game and got the team out to an early lead which they held the entire game.

Austin is holding their opponents to an average of 48.9 points/game – second best in class 3A.

The Packers look to improve their current 7 game win streak when they travel to Faribault Saturday to take on the Falcons at 3:00pm.

Read more about the game in the Austin Daily Herald.

Here are the highlights:

Austin scoring: Ajuda Nywesh 26, Zach Wessels 14, Nik Gasner 12, Curtis Oberbroeckling 5, Bret Lukes 5

Austin traveled to Rochester Century on Friday night and came home with a 75-46 victory. The Packers opened the game with a 13-0 run and led at halftime by a score of 44-16. The win improved their overall record to 16-3 and 11-0 in conference play.

Read more about the Game in the Austin Daily Herald.

Here are the highlights:

Austin scoring: Ajuda Nywesh 28, Bret Lukes 16, Noah Brehmer 9, Zach Wessels 6, Curtis Oberbroeckling 6, Gach Gach 4, Nik Gasner 4, Jon Knorr 2

In recent games, it seems the #4 ranked Austin Packers are getting the oppositions best efforts. Tuesday nights game in Mankato against West was no exception. The Packers needed overtime to pull out a 73-70 victory and to raise their conference record to 10-0 (15-3 overall).

Read more about the game in the Austin Daily Herald and the Mankato Free Press.

Here are the highlights:

Austin scoring: Bret Lukes 22, Zach Wessels 21, Ajuda Nywesh 14, Gach Gach 8, Noah Brehmer 6, Nik Gasner 2