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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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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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Packers headed to State with Alley-Oop Finish

16 Mar

We’ll have full video highlights on this tomorrow, but here’s the play Austin Packer fans will be talking about for years to come.

After the top-seeded Packers had scrapped back from six points down to second-seeded New Prague in the second half to take a one-point lead with 90 seconds remaining, the game came down to a last play.  With the score tied at 41, Austin’s coach Kris Fadness called timeout with 13 seconds left. Here’s the play he called, an alley-oop from Zach Wessels to Tom Aase for a dunk, and the resulting celebration:

March Madness, indeed!

The Packers are now headed to the Minnesota State Boys Basketball Tournament for the first time since 1982. They will open play on Wednesday, with the opponent to be determined tomorrow.

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Packers Dominate All-Conference Team

7 Mar

The Austin Packers, who clinched their first Big Nine conference title in 13 years last week, are well represented on the all-conference team announced today.

Juniors Joe Aase and Tom Aase, and sophomore Zach Wessels, were named to the all-conference first team.

Coach Kris Fadness was recognized as Coach of the Year.

The Packers begin section playoffs at home tonight against Faribault. See the Austin Post-Bulletin and Austin Daily Herald for previews, as well as this Rochester Post-Bulletin preview of the whole section.

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