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Packers lap Faribault

15 Feb

The offense wasn’t as impressive as in their earlier 74-19 win over Faribault, but the Packer boys managed to double the Falcons’ score Tuesday night in a 58-29 road win.

Tom Aase had a double-double for the Packers with 21 points and 13 rebounds, while Joe Aase had 15 points and 8 rebounds, Zach Wessels had 8 points, Bret Lukes 5, Ryan Larson 4, Nate Schwab 3 and Collin Weisert 2.

Here are the video highlights:

The Packers are now 15-5 on the year and 12-2 in the Big Nine, one game behind Owatonna. Their next game is at home on Friday against Rochester Century, currently fourth in the conference.

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Packers stay unbeaten at home

10 Feb

It wasn’t pretty, but the Packers managed at 72-60 win Thursday night over Mankato West to run their home winning streak to nine straight games dating back to their home section win last year.

The Packers trailed 17-12 with 11:23 to play in the first half, but went on a 28-6 run to close the half, taking a 40-23 lead into halftime.

Zach Wessels led the scoring with 22 points, while Joe Aase added 14, Tom Aase 13, Bret Lukes 9, Goliath Oboyo 6, Zach Vierkandt and Nate Schwab 3 each and Collin Weisert 2.

Here are the video highlights:

See the recap in the Austin Daily Herald.

The next game for the Packers is Tuesday in Faribault. They return home next Friday night to host Rochester Century.

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Joe Aase & Tom Aase are KAAL Preps of the Week

9 Feb

KAAL TV named Joe Aase and Tom Aase its “Preps of the Week” last night for their performance in last Friday’s 78-47 win over Rochester Mayo. Here’s an excerpt of the transcript:

“There’s a definite chemistry between them where they know each other so well and they just feed off each other,” said head coach Kris Fadness.

Both of the Aase cousins are making a big difference in Austin’s line-up.

At six-eight, Joe is the tallest guy in a Packers jersey and the team’s leading scorer.

“Joe’s a shooter. He can flat out score the ball, whether it’s inside or outside,” said Fadness.

“He’s probably one of the best shooters in the conference, if not the state,” said Tom.

Tom is a little shorter than his cousin Joe, but don’t let that fool you! He’s a defensive machine.

“Tom’s our leading rebounder. He’s probably our best overall defensive player. He leads us in blocked shots, he’s very athletic,” said Fadness.

“He’s a really good shot blocker, definitely really good rebounder with his long arms,” said Joe.

Watch the story on the KAAL Web site.

The Packers return to action tonight at home against Mankato West.

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Packers fade late against third-ranked Washburn

4 Feb

The Packers played Minneapolis Washburn tough for 32 minutes on Saturday, trailing the Millers 70-66 with four minutes remaining, before a late Washburn run fueled by a gambling Packers defense stretched the final margin to 86-67.

It was a seesaw affair during the first half, as the Packers lead 36-31 with 2:40 to play. But the Millers closed the half on a 10-1 run to take at 41-37 lead into the intermission.

Joe Aase led the Packers with 23 points (18 in the first half), while Zach Wessels added 18, Tom Aase and Nate Schwab 7 each, Zach Vierkandt 6, Bret Lukes 4 and Collin Weisert 2.

See the Austin Daily Herald story.

Here are the video highlights:

The Packers return to action at home Thursday against Mankato West.

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Packers Top Tigers 79-39

31 Jan

Only in Albert Lea: The "Zamboni" for sweeping

Albert Lea took at 2-0 lead Tuesday night, but then Austin went on a 23-0 run and never looked back as they cruised to a 79-39 win.

Joe Aase led the Packers in scoring with 25 points, while Zach Wessels had 16, Tom Aase 8, Tommy Olmsted 7, Goliath Oboyo, Nate Schwab and Zach Vierkandt 5, Bret Lukes and Collin Weisert 3 and Ryan Larson 2.

See the stories in the Albert Lea Tribune, Austin Daily Herald and Austin Post-Bulletin.

Let’s go to the highlights:

The Packers will be looking to avenge an early season loss at Rochester Mayo when they host the Spartans on Friday night. Then they travel to Minneapolis Washburn Saturday for a matchup with the Millers, who are also ranked in the top 10 in Class AAA. The Packers are currently #8 while Washburn is #3.

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