Packer Fast Break Club

The pregame buzz around the Target Center from non Packer fans was that Austin didn’t have much of a chance against the enormous Holy Family squad. That buzz was quickly squelched by the 28-3 Packers as they jumped all over the Fire and led 18-8 early in the game and 38-20 at half time. A run was expected from Holy Family in the second half but the Pack didn’t allow it and pushed the lead  to almost 40 with 5 minutes left in the game. Austin closed out the game strong winning 70-42.

The win puts the Packers back in the Class AAA championship game for the second consecutive year with a rematch against DeLaSalle. The game will be played at Target Center, Saturday at 6:00pm.

Sign-up for both the student and community fan buses will be Friday at the High School.

Go Pack!

Read more about the game in the Austin Daily Herald.

The 27-3 Packers defeated Alexandria 61-50 in the first round of the State tournament Wednesday at Williams Arena. With the win Austin advances to the semi finals and plays Holy Family Catholic. Game time is 2:00pm, Thursday at the Target Center. The game can be viewed live on KAAL TV 6.2, Prep45.com or listened to on KAUS 1480am.

Read more about the game in the Austin Daily Herald and the Echo Express.

Here are the highlights:

Support for the Austin Packer Boys Basketball team this year has been fantastic. The spirit, noise, and chaos in the stands has been led by the student section, the “6th Man”.  Here are a couple of examples of the enthusiasm and Packer Pride that exists in Packer gym.

Click on the links below to see the video:

Packer Promotion Commercial

The Red Sea

The Austin Packers are heading back to the State Tournament for the third straight year! They defeated Red Wing 55-34 in the section finals, Friday night at the Mayo Civic Center. Austin led 24-19 after Red Wing closed the first half on a 9-0 run. The Pack opened the 2nd half with a 10-0 run of their own and cruised to the victory. The Packers defense was relentless throughout the entire game, holding the Wingers to a season low 34 points.

Read more about the game in the Austin Daily Herald, Rochester Post Bulletin and the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

Austin will begin State Tournament play on Wednesday of this week. The time and opponent will be determined this weekend.

Here are the highlights:

Austin scoring: Bret Lukes 15, Zach Wessels 14, Gach Gach 14, Ajuda Nywesh 10, Curtis Oberbroeckling 1, Jacob Kempen 1

The 2013-14 Austin Packers played their final home game of the season to a capacity crowd Saturday night. The fans were not disappointed as the Packers stretched their winning streak to 15 games defeating New Prague 79-64.  The Pack fell behind early 17-11, tied it at 21 and held a lead for the rest of the game. The win sets up a rematch of last years section AAA final between Austin and Red Wing which will be played at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, 8:00pm Friday.

Read more about the game in the Austin Daily Herald.

Here are the highlights:

Austin scoring: Ajuda Nywesh 29, Zach Wessels 16, Gach Gach 11, Bret Lukes 8, Curtis Oberbroeckling 6, Noah Brehmer 4, Nik Gasner 3, Jacob Kempen 2