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Packers defeat Winona 60-40

22 Feb

The Austin Packers went on the road to Winona Tuesday night and came away with a 60-40 win.

The victory, combined with Owatonna’s 63-60 loss to Rochester John Marshall, puts the Packers alone at the top of the Big 9 conference standings with two games remaining:

Tom Aase tied his career high with 21 poins, while Zach Wessels added 13, Goliath Oboyo 8, Joe Aase 6, Zach Vierkandt 5, Nathan Scwhab 4 and Bret Lukes 3.

Here’s the Austin Daily Herald recap. And the video…

The Packers play John Marshall Friday night at home, with a chance to claim at least a share of the conference title by beating the Rockets. It’s also Senior Night for the Packers.

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Packers tied for Big 9 Lead

18 Feb

The Packers raced to an early lead Friday night and led all the way in a 69-56 win over Rochester Century Friday night at home.

Joe Aase led the Pack with 21 points, while  Zach Wessels had 20, Tom Aase 15,  Nate Schwab 6, Bret Lukes 3 and  Goliath Oboyo and Collin Weisert 2 each. See the recaps in the Austin Daily Herald and Austin Post-Bulletin.

Here are the game highlights:

The win, combined with an Owatonna loss to Mankato East, means the Packers are now tied with Owatonna for first place in the Big 9 Conference with three games remaining. If the Packers and Huskies win their next two conference games, the title will be decided in a winner-take-all regular season finale Mar. 2 in Austin.

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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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First in Conference, Seventh in State

9 Jan

Thanks to Mayo’s double overtime loss to Owatonna Saturday and Century’s Friday night loss to Winona, the Austin Packers are now in a six-way tie for first place in the Big Nine Conference:

The next two weeks will be a key stretch, as all of the conference co-leaders will have at least two games against other co-leaders.

In the statewide polls, the Packers have climbed to a #7 ranking, as reported in Breakdown Sports:

The Packers host Faribault tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m., while Mankato East travels to Mayo, Owatonna hosts Winona, Mankato West visits Albert Lea and Century goes to John Marshall.

 

 

 

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