The Packer boys nearly pulled off the upset Saturday night in the Section 1AAA semifinals, leading 32-24 at one point in the second half against Winona, ranked third in the state. The Winhawks rallied for a 45-40 win and will now face New Prague in the finals.
Here are the highlights of an exciting game:
Joe Aase had 18 points, Zach Fadness 9, Zach Wessels 7 and Tom Aase 6. Here is the Austin Daily Herald.
Last Friday at Packer Gym the Austin boys lost a close contest to Rochester Century before a raucous crowd.
The Packers fell behind by double-digits before rallying to tie in the final minute, eventually losing on an Ater Manyang put-back of a teammate’s airball with seven seconds remaining.
Joe Aase had 21 points for the Packers, while Andrew Kaiser scored 14, Zach Wessels 13, Tom Aase 5 and Jay Ettinger 2.
Here’s the Herald story.
The Packers finished the regular season 13-11 and began section play last night. Highlights coming soon.
After beating the top-ranked defending state champs, previously undefeated Minneapolis North, which had won 41 straight games over two seasons, the Packers held off a strong challenge from another undefeated team, Chaska. See those highlights here.
That put the Pack in the championship game against Anoka, which had won its semifinal match with St. Paul Central. Here are the Packer highlights from the first half, which was a seesaw affair.
The Packers were up by a point with three minutes left in the first half, but Anoka went on a 7-2 run to close the half up by four.
Highlights from the second half are coming tomorrow. And on Friday we’ll be getting the old gang together for the Packers’ season finale against Rochester Century.
The Austin boys fell behind early against visiting Owatonna on Friday night and made a couple of runs to get within two points, but the Owatonna runs were a little bigger and lasted longer, leading to a 53-41 win.
Joe Aase had 14 points for the Packers, Zach Wessels 12, Matt Duren 10, Jay Ettinger 3 and Tom Aase 2.
Here are the video highlights:
See the Austin Daily Herald recap.
The Packers started slow on Tuesday, Jan. 19 at Albert Lea. With 8 minutes left in the first half, they trailed the Tigers 8-3.
Then they went on a 25-0 run and put the game away by halftime. Smothering defense and solid outside shooting were keys to the 66-41 victory.
Tom Aase led the Packers with 12 points, while Zach Wessels had 11, Jay Ettinger 10, Andrew Kaiser 9, Joe Aase, 9, Zach Fadness 6, Colin Weisert 3, Matt Duren 2, Nate Schwab 2 and Caleb Knorr 2.
Here’s the Austin Daily Herald story and the Albert Lea Tribune version.
See the video highlights below. And note how quickly the scoreboard shuts off at the conclusion.
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