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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 rout Rochester Mayo

4 Feb

The Austin Packers notched their 13th win of the season last night as they raced to a 49-21 halftime lead on the way to a 78-47 home win over Rochester Mayo.

The win avenged a 53-5o loss Dec. 16 to the Spartans and kept the Packers home record perfect at 7-0.

Joe Aase led the Packers in scoring with 28 points, while Tom Aase added 16 (including a pair of first-half dunks) and Zach Wessels scored 10.Goliath Oboyo had 7 points, Nate Schwab and Bret Lukes 5 each, and Zach Vierkandt, Ajuda Nywesh and Curtis Oberbroeckling 2 apiece.

Here are the video highlights:

See the story in the Austin Daily Herald.

The seventh-ranked Packers, 13-4 on the year, face another big game today as they travel to Minneapolis to face Washburn, currently 16-2 and ranked third in the state.

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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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Packers win in OT at Mankato East

25 Jan

The Austin boys completed the season sweep of Mankato East Tuesday night with a 70-58 overtime win over Mankato East.The Packers got off to a slow start, trailing 12-5 early, but came back to grab a 22-21 lead at halftime. They built a 50-42 lead with five minutes to go, but a desperation three-pointer from half court sent the contest into overtime.

Joe Aase led the Packers in scoring with 24 points, while  Zach Wessels had 17, Goliath Oboyo 11, Tom Aase and Nate Schwab 6 each, Zach Vierkandt 4 and Bret Lukes 2.

Here are the highlights, including the half-court shot that sent the game to overtime:

See the coverage in the Austin Daily Herald and Mankato Free Press.

The road win boosts the Packers to 11-3 overall and 8-1 in the Big Nine and into sole possession (for now) of first place, a half game ahead of Owatonna, which lost in non-conference action Tuesday night at metro power Eden Prairie, which was ranked 7th in Class AAAA, in double overtime.

In the only other game involving a Big Nine team last night, Mankato West pulled out a one-point win over Fairmont.

The Packers travel to Owatonna Friday night to face the 12-3 Huskies for the first time and with the conference lead on the line.

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