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.
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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
The #4 state ranked Packers defeated Faribault for the second time in six days to advance to the section semifinals. Austin’s defense caused numerous turnovers resulting in offensive points as the Pack led by 25 at half. The Packers went on to win 73-42.
Read more about the game in the Austin Daily Herald and the Faribault Daily News.
The semifinal game will be at 7:00 Saturday in Packer gym against New Prague.
Here are the highlights:
Austin scoring: Zach Wessels 17, Ajuda Nywesh 13, Bret Lukes 10, Nik Gasner 9, Gach Gach 8, Curtis Oberbroeckling 6, Noah Brehmer 3, Zach Coffey 3, Jacob Kempen 2, Levi Vierkandt 2
The 23-3 Packers completed their regular season schedule Saturday night with a 69-42 win over Faribault. For the second consecutive year Austin has finished Big 9 play undefeated going 18-0 and have won 44 straight spanning three years over Big 9 opponents. The Pack jumped out to a 22-0 lead and never looked back with 12 players scoring in the contest and the entire roster seeing action.
A big thanks goes out to all who participated in the “Hoops for Hope” event to raise funds for a cure for cancer. It was a great success.
Read more about the game in the Austin Daily Herald.
Austin received the #1 seed in the section and will play host to the #8 seed Faribault 7:00 pm, Wednesday night, in the first round of section 1 AAA playoffs. To see how the other sections in Class AAA were seeded go to mn scores.
Here are the highlights:
Austin scoring: Ajuda Nywesh 13, Bret Lukes 12, Gach Gach 11, Zach Coffey 7, Curtis Oberbroeckling 6, Noah Brehmer 5, Jacob Kempen 5, Zach Wessels 4, Nik Gasner 3, Adam Bregstrom 1, Levi Vierkandt 1, Jon Knorr 1
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