The Packers couldn’t do much too slow down the Owatonna football team as they lost 44-0 to the No. 3 ranked Huskies in Art Hass Stadium Friday.

Owatonna (7-0 overall, 6-0 Big Nine) tacked up 445 total yards and held the Packers to just 50 yards.

“They’ve got a good interior five and it’s hard to evaluate,” Austin head coach Brett Vesel said.

The Packers (2-5 overall, 2-4 Big Nine) recovered an on-side kick to start the game, but went three-and-out. Austin’s defense also stopped the Huskies on two of their first three possessions, but Owatonna scored 30 points in the second quarter to break it open.

“They’re a good football team. We competed for awhile and had a few spurts,” Vesel said.

Austin will now focus on its matchup with Albert Lea (1-6 overall, 1-5 Big Nine) next Wednesday in AL at 7 p.m.

“It’ll be a big game and hopefully it’ll be exciting,” Vesel said. “They’re not Owatonna, so that’s a positive.”

AUSTIN STATS

Rushing: Ryan Synoground, 17-for-52; Nate Conner, 1-for-1; Trevor Feuerhak, 7-for-(-23); Passing: Synoground, 4-for-20, 32; Nik Gasner, 0-for-1; Zach Coffey, 0-for-1; Receiving: Bret Lukes, 3-for-26; Marcus Stoulil, 1-for-5; Penalties: 8-for-45

SCORING SUMMARY

Owatonna 7 30 7 0 — 44

Austin 0 0 0 0 — 0

First quarter

(O) Aaron Peterson 5 run (McCauley kick) (7 plays, 64 yards) 9:06

Second quarter

(O) Luke Ebeling 18 pass from Colton Schock (McCauley kick) (9 plays, 79 yards) 11:42

(O) Michael Schmitz 46 pass from Schock (McCauley kick) (5 plays, 72 yards) 7:24

(O) Block punt safety 5:14

(O) Ebeling 12 pass from Schock (McCauley kick) (6 plays, 45 yards) 3:43

(O) Ebeling 20 pass from Schock (McCauley kick) (1 play, 20 yards) 2:35

Third quarter

(O) Tim Hall 53 run (McCauley kick) (1 play, 53 yards) 8:46