Austin boys basketball team cruises past Tigers
Published 10:01 pm Friday, January 9, 2015
The Austin boys basketball team had its best offensive output and its biggest margin of victory of the season as it blasted Albert Lea (0-13 overall, 0-10 Big Nine) 90-50 in AL Friday.
Austin’s Gach Gach attempts to drive around Albert Lea defense during Friday night’s game. Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
The Packers (6-8 overall, 5-5 Big Nine) outscored the Tigers 56-22 in the second frame as eight players scored at least eight points for Austin. Zach Coffey led the way with 16 points.
“We’re just real happy with our guys,” Austin head coach Kris Fadness said. “Coffey was good all night to the basket and he was making some plays. Kyle Oberbroeckling played good in the second half, Noah Brehmer played better and Tate Hebrink gave us a spark. Connor Bollum got his first minutes in a long time and he really played well.”
Austin forced 25 AL turnovers in the win.
Austin 34 56 — 90
AL 28 22 — 50
Austin scoring: Zach Coffey, 16; Gach Gach, 10; Kyle Oberbroeckling, 10; Levi Vierkandt, 10; Noah Brehmer, 9; Tate Hebrink, 9; Connor Bollum, 9; Nik Gasner, 8; Both Gach, 3; Elijah Andersen, 3; Anthony Sanchez, 2; Taylor Peck, 1; field goals: 52 percent (30-for-58); free throws: 69 percent (18-for-26); rebounds: 36
