Packer Fast Break Club

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

Despite a sluggish second half plagued with foul trouble the Packers defeated Albert Lea 56-44 Friday night to improve to 9-0 in conference and 14-3 overall.

Read more about the game in the Austin Daily Herald.

Congratulations to Zach Wessels who became the all-time leading scorer for Austin High Boys Basketball. Zach sits at 1341 points so far in his 4 year varsity career, surpassing previous record holder Joe Aase. Read more in the Austin Daily Herald

Here are the highlights:

Austin scoring: Zach Wessels 20, Ajuda Nywesh 14, Bret Lukes 10, Curtis Oberbroeckling 4, Nik Gasner 3, Gach Gach 3, Zach Coffey 2

The Packers raced out to an early lead and never looked back as they defeated Rochester Mayo 73-42, Thursday night in Packer gym. Austin once again took care of the ball as they committed only 3 turnovers while forcing mayo into 22 turnovers.

Read more about the contest in the Austin Daily Herald and the Rochester Post-Bulletin.

Austin returns to action 7:30 tonight at home against Albert Lea.

Here are the highlights:

Austin scoring: Zach Wessels 26, Bret Lukes 13, Gach Gach 10, Nik Gasner 6, Taylor Peck 6, Noah Brehmer 3, Adam Bergstrom 3, Ajuda Nywesh 2, Curtis Oberbroeckling 2, Levi Vierkandt 2