The Austin boys built a 41-28 halftime and then cruised to a 70-56 win over section 1AAA foe Waseca on Saturday afternoon.
Tom Aase led the Packers with 20 points, while Ajuda Nywesh netted a career high 16. Zach Wessels added 13, Joe Aase 12, Bret Lukes 5 and Collin Weisert and Gach Gach 2 each.
Here are the highlights:
The Packers are now 10-0 on the year, and have two games scheduled this week: Tuesday at Faribault and Friday at home against Rochester Century.
The Austin Packers kept their season record unblemished at 9-0 and ran their home winning streak to 17 games with a 56-45 win over Mankato West Friday night.
After falling behind 4-0 in the opening minutes, the Packers came back strong to build a 29-10 lead with 2:08 left in the first half. West then went on an 8-0 run to close the gap to 29-18 at halftime. The Packers built a 20-point lead early in the second half, and their lead was in the teens most of the rest of the way, although West did cut the margin to 9 in the closing minutes before the Packers put the game away at the free-throw line.
Zach Wessels led the scoring with 20 points, while Tom Aase had 17 points, 9 rebounds and 8 blocks and Joe Aase contributed 9 points and 9 rebounds. Bret Lukes and Collin Weisert rounded out the scoring with 7 and 3 points respectively.
Here are the highlights (and the Austin Daily Herald recap):
The Packers return to action this afternoon in Waseca in a game that has been moved to a 4 p.m. start.
The Austin Packers finished their December schedule with a perfect 8-0 record by coming from behind to beat Eastview in a nonconference road game Saturday night.
The Packers trailed 27-22 at halftime before getting their offense going and pulling away for a 68-63 win over a Class AAAA team that features Bucknell-signed Division I forward Ben Oberfeld. Eastview was 3-3 coming into the game, but its losses were to defending AAAA champion Osseo and perennial AAAA powers Hopkins and Lakeville North.
Joe Aase led the Packers scoring attack with 21 points (17 in the second half), while Zach Wessels had 20 (16 after halftime). Bret Lukes and Tom Aase chipped in 10 and 9 points respectively, while Ajuda Nywesh and Tommy Olmsted each added 4. A trio of players had a dozen points for Eastview (Mark Dwyer, Ryan Lockard and Drew Guebert), while Oberfeld added 11.
Here are the highlights:
See the Austin Daily Herald story.
The Packers return to action next Friday when they host Mankato West, and then travel to Waseca Saturday for a Section 1AAA contest.
The Austin boys basketball team hosted New Prague Friday night, and after falling behind 19-11 early due to some hot three-point shooting by the Trojans’ Luke Rynda, stormed back to take a nine-point halftime lead en route to an 86-58 rout.
Senior reserve guard Tommy Olmsted came up with a career high 13 points, including 10 in the first half, to help spark the Packers’ comeback. Joe Aase led the team with 24 points, while Zach Wessels had 21 and Bret Lukes 18. Tom Aase and Ajuda Nywesh rounded out the scoring with 6 and 4 points, respectively.
Read the Austin Daily Herald story.
Here are the highlights of the Packers’ win, which was 16th in a row at home, and which kept their season record perfect at 7-0.
The Packers go on the road tonight to face Eastview (in Apple Valley) from Section 3AAAA in a 7 p.m. start.
The Austin Packers stayed undefeated at 6-0 and earned a key win for Section 1AAA seedings Friday night in Red Wing as they topped the Wingers, currently rnnked #16 in the state, 64-52.
The second-ranked Packers were led in scoring by Bret Lukes with a career-high 19, while Zach Wessels added 17 and Tom Aase 13. Joe Aase and Ajuda Nywesh both chipped in 7, and Tommy Olmsted had 1.
Here are the video highlights:
See the Austin Daily Herald, Austin Post-Bulletin and Red Wing Republican Eagle stories.
Next up for the Packers is New Prague in only their second home game of the season. The Trojans come to Austin on Friday, Dec. 28 for another game that will figure in section seedings, as New Prague is 5-2 on the season and will be looking for revenge for last year’s section final.
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