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Packers lap Rochester Mayo

15 Dec

The Packers opened their home season Friday night with a 68-34 win over Rochester Mayo, the Packers’ 15th straight home win dating back to March 4, 2011.

Austin was in control the whole way, but put on a big spurt in the second half to stretch the final margin. Joe Aase led the Packers with 23 points, while Tom Aase had 12, Ajuda Nywesh 10, Bret Lukes and Zach Wessels 9 each, Tommy Olmsted 3 and Jacob Kempen 2.

Here are the highlights:

See also the story in the Austin Daily Herald.

The Packers return to action Tuesday night on the road against Mankato East.

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Packers Survive in 2OT at Albert Lea

11 Dec

The Packers traveled to Albert Lea Tuesday night to open Big Nine play against the Tigers. Full highlights of the double overtime win will be coming tomorrow, but for now here’s the big finish.

After a late three by Albert Lea gave the Tigers a 71-70 lead with 10.5 seconds in the second overtime, Packers coach Kris Fadness called timeout to set up a final play. Here’s the result:

Zach Wessels, who hit the game-winner, led the Packers with 27 points, while Joe Aase added 21, Ajuda Nywesh 9, Bret Lukes 6, Tom Aase 5, Tommy Olmsted 5 and Collin Weisert 1.

The Packers, now 3-0 on the season, open their home season Friday night hosting Rochester Mayo.

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Packers top Edina in Tip-Off Classic

9 Dec

The Austin Packers traveled to Minnetonka Saturday to participate in the Breakdown Sports Tip-Off Classic, a day-long basketball feast featuring most of the top teams in the state, and came away with a 66-62 win over Edina.

The Packers, ranked #2 in Minnesota’s Class AAA, got off to a quick start against the Hornets, who began the season ranked #2 in Class AAAA, but are currently #7. Austin led 14-4 before Edina was forced to call time out. The Packers never trailed, although the Hornets did make two runs to tie the score.

Joe Aase paced the Packers with 27 points, while Zach Wessels added 15, Collin Weisert 10, Tom Aase 7, Ajuda Nywesh 4 and Bet Lukes 3. Here are the highlights:

The Packers, 2-0,  visit Albert Lea Tuesday night to take on the 1-1 Tigers before hosting Rochester Mayo on Friday night in their home opener.

Update: Here is the recap in the Austin Daily Herald. Here is the Austin Post-Bulletin story.

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AHS Boys to Sign National Letters of Intent Monday

14 Nov

Austin High School seniors (and cousins) Joe Aase and Tom Aase will sign the National Letter of Intent to formally accept college basketball scholarship offers on Monday, Nov. 19.

The signing ceremony will be held in the Packer Gym Lobby at Austin High School at 4 p.m.

The event is open to the public. Members of the Packer Fast Break Club are particularly invited.

Here is the text from the Austin High School media release:

  • Austin High School Senior Standout Joe Aase will sign a National Letter of Intent to play Basketball at Davidson. Davidson is a Division I school located north of Charlotte, North Carolina in the town of Davidson, North Carolina. Davidson is coached by Bob McKillop, who is in his 23rd season at Davidson. The Wildcats 2011-12 record was 25-8. They won the Southern Conference tournament as well as qualified for the NCAA tournament, losing 62-69 to Louisville in the first round.
  • Austin High School senior standout Tom Aase will sign a National Letter of Intent to play basketball at The University of Sioux Falls, located in Sioux Falls, SD. The University of Sioux Falls is a Division II NCAA program that participates in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The Cougars are coached by Chris Johnson who is in his 5th season. They finished 20-9 last season.

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Crowd-Sourcing the Alley Oop

18 Mar

Tom Aase’s game-winning Alley-Oop dunk as time expired was a prime example of the teamwork needed for success in basketball. It was made possible by everyone on the floor playing their part:

  • Tom Aase inbounding to Goliath Oboyo who passed to Nate Schwab
  • Schwab passing to Tom in the corner and taking the return pass and rotating the ball back to Zach Wessels,
  • Joe Aase flashing toward the high post as a decoy, and
  • Tom Aase cutting past the back screen from Oboyo and taking the perfect pass from Wessels to win it.

All of this was expertly choreographed by Packer Head Coach Kris Fadness, and now his son Zach – a co-captain on last-year’s team – has put together a synchronized video of that play from various sources that lets you see the play from every angle. You’ll definitely want to go Full Screen for this one:

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