Packer Fast Break Club

The Packers raced out to a 51-31 halftime lead and cruised to an 88-60 victory over the Kasson-Mantorville KoMets.  Austin used a red hot outside shooting attack along with an aggressive defense that created numerous points off turnovers to improve their section record to 5-0 and 12-3 overall.

Read more about the contest in the Austin Daily Herald.

Austin will be back on the court in a rescheduled game at home this Thursday, January 23rd against Rochester Mayo.

Here are the highlights:

Austin scoring: Bret Lukes 19, Zach Wessels 17, Ajuda Nywesh 13, Noah Brehmer 10, Gach Gach 8, Curtis Oberbroeckling 7, Nik Gasner 7, Jacob Kempen 3, Levi Vierkandt 2, Adam Bergstrom

The Packer boys took sole possession of first place in the Big Nine conference with a 58-55 win over Rochester John Marshall. The win was the programs 33rd consecutive conference victory spanning three years and improved the current teams record to 11-3 overall and 7-0 in conference play.

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

The boys have little time to rest as they will be back in Packer gym at 7:30 tonight with a game against Kasson-Mantorville.

Here are the highlights of the big win over JM:

Austin scoring: Ajuda Nywesh 15, Zach Wessels 14, Bret Lukes 14, Gach Gach 5, Noah Brehmer 4, Nik Gasner 4,Curtis Oberbroeckling 2

The Austin Packers and Rochester John Marshall Rockets will compete 7:30 Friday night in Packer Gym for the conference lead. Both teams come into the contest with identical 10-3 overall and undefeated conference records. Arrive early, be loud and wear red as it is a “Red Out”.

Read more about the matchup in the Austin Daily Herald.

Cold shooting resulted in the Packers scoring only three field goals/11 total points in the first half in a 62-59 loss to Caledonia Saturday night.  After trailing  25-11  at halftime the Pack took the lead late in the game but could not make the plays in the final minutes to seal the victory.

Read more about the game in the Austin Daily Herald.

Here are the highlights:

Austin scoring: Ajuda Nywesh 19, Bret Lukes 17, Zach Wessels 12, Curtis Oberbroeckling 5, Noah Brehmer 3, Gach Gach 3

The Austin Packers improved their record to 10-2 overall, 6-0 in the conference with a 68-45 win over the Owatonna Huskies Friday night at Packer gym. The Packers started fast and held the Huskies to 16 first half points, going into the locker room with a 35-16 lead. Austin continued their strong play in the second half with the entire roster seeing action.

Read more about the game in the Austin Daily Herald and the Owatonna Peoples Press.

The Packers will be back in action tonight, 7:00pm AHS Packer Gym, vs Caledonia.

Here are the highlights:

Austin scoring: Bret Lukes 20, Nik Gasner 9, Gach Gach 9, Ajuda Nywesh 8, Zach Wessels 7, Curtis Oberbroeckling 4, Zach Coffey 4, Noah Brehmer 3, Dylan Gasner 2, John Knorr 1, Taylor Peck 1