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Packers Drop Close One to Mayo

17 Dec

The Austin Packers led a close contest against Rochester Mayo most of the way Friday night, but fell to 1-1 in the Big 9 after a 53-50 loss to the Spartans.

The lead was never more than five points for either team. The Spartans made seven threes on the night to stay within striking distance. Tom Aase led the Packers in scoring with 18 points, while Joe Aase added 13 despite foul trouble that had him on the bench for about half of the game. Collin Weisert had 5 point for the Packers, Bret Lukes 4, Zach Wessels and Zach Vierkandt 3, and Nate Schwab and Goliath Oboyo 2.

Let’s go to the highlights:

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

The Packers return to action Tuesday night against Big 9 rival Mankato East, currently ranked #3 in Class AAA. The teams split their head-to-head games last year and tied for fourth place with conference records of 11-7, and both have their top three scorers returning.

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Packers Swamp Tigers

14 Dec

The Packers took the lead early and never looked back as they rolled to an easy 81-42 victory over I-90 rival Albert Lea Tuesday night in Packer Gym.

Ten Packers got into the scoring act, including Zach Wessels with 22 points, Goliath Oboyo (14), Tom Aase (12), Joe Aase (8), Bret Lukes (6), Zach Vierkandt (5), Nate Schwab, Tommy Olmsted and Ryan Larson with 4 each, and Colin Weisert with 2.

See the highlights below, and the story in the Austin Daily Herald.

The Packers, now 2-1 on the season, return to action Friday night in Rochester against Mayo.

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Packers Lose to Cedar Falls

12 Dec

On Saturday, the Packers traveled to Cedar Falls, Iowa to face one of the top teams in the large-school division. After a slow start that saw them down 28-14 at the end of the first quarter, the Packers clawed their way back to within 8 points, 38-30, with less than a minute to go before halftime. But Cedar Falls point guard James Harrington’s three-pointer at the end of the half was ruled to have beaten the buzzer, putting the Packers down by 11 at the half.

The Tigers pulled away in the second half, as the Packers managed just 11 points. Zach Wessels led the Packers with 16 points on the night, while Tom Aase had 10, Joe Aase 6, Goliath Oboyo 4, Collin Weisert 3 and Zach Vierkandt 2. See the recap in the Austin Daily Herald and the Post-Bulletin.

Here are the video highlights, led by Daniel Gatbel’s dance at the University of Northern Iowa game, which the boys attended Saturday afternoon:

The Packers return to action tomorrow night with the home opener and their first Big 9 contest against Albert Lea.

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Packers Thump New Prague in Season Opener

7 Dec

After overcoming first-game jitters that saw them trailing 21-19 at halftime, the Austin Packers outscored the New Prague Trojans 36-11 in the second half for a 55-32 win against the defending Section 1AAA champions on Tuesday, Dec. 6.

The 23-point loss was New Prague’s worst at home since Jan. 17, 2008, when the Trojans lost by 25 to Edina. For Austin coach Kris Fadness, it marked career victory #250, running his record as a head coach to 250-201.

The Austin boys had balanced attack, with nine Packers getting into the scoring column. Joe Aase, Tom Aase and Goliath Oboyo each scored 10, while Zack Vierkandt had 8, Colin Weisert 5, Zach Wessels and Bret Lukes 4 each, Nate Schwab 3 and Dan Gatbel 1. Here are the highlights:

See the story in the Austin Daily Herald.

The 1-0 Packers next head to Cedar Falls, Iowa Saturday for another non-conference contest. They open the conference season at home Tuesday against Albert Lea.

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Packers Nip Woodbury in Fall League Play

29 Oct

The Austin boys are playing in the Saturday Fall League at Kennedy High School in Bloomington, Minn. In today’s action, they faced Woodbury, a Class AAAA team from the suburbs of St. Paul.

The Packers tied the game at 38 with 90 seconds remaining and then played tough defense to get the ball back. Here are the last 30 seconds of the contest:

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