Boys basketball: Packers get 8th straight win
Published 10:01 pm Thursday, January 28, 2016
The Austin boys basketball team picked up its eighth straight win when it beat Rochester Mayo (4-14 overall, 4-11 Big Nine) 70-55 on the road Thursday.
Duoth Gach scored 21 points as he went 5-for-6 on three-pointers for the Packers (15-3 overall, 13-2 Big Nine) and Jace Murray had 11 points, three rebounds and four assists.
The Packers will host Northfield (12-7 overall, 9-6 Big Nine) in a Big Nine showdown in Packer Gym 7:30 p.m. Friday. The last time the Packers played Northfield, Oman Oman made a full-court, buzzer beating shot to win the game.
Austin scoring: Duoth Gach, 21; Jace Murray, 11; Oman Oman, 8; Tate Hebrink, 7; Mark Manyuon, 6; Zach Coffey, 5; Both Gach, 4; Kyle Oberbroeckling, 4; Jany Gash, 2; Elijah Andersen, 2