Boys basketball: Gach and Murray lead Packers past Winona

Published 10:14 pm Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Two Austin boys basketball players had a career-high scoring outburst as the Packers held off Winona 72-64 on the road Tuesday.

Austin sophomore Duoth Gach poured in 23 points and senior Jace Murray finished with 19 points in the win.

The Winhawks (1-8 overall, 1-7 Big Nine) had pulled to within 56-53, but the Packers (6-2 overall, 5-2 Big Nine) were able to pull away when Both Gach scored seven points in a row.

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Austin 39 33 — 72

Winona 32 32 — 64

Austin scoring: Duoth Gach, 23; Jace Murray, 19; Both Gach, 14; Tate Hebrink, 4; Zach Coffey, 3; Moses Issa, 3; Kyle Oberbroeckling, 2; Mark Manyuon, 2; Elijah Andersen, 2; free throws: 91 percent (11-for-12)