Mar. 21—Austin head coach Kris Fadness has seen a lot of success with the Packers, but he's never been in a situation quite like this one.
The Packers will take on Princeton in the Minnesota Class AAA State Boys State Basketball Tournament quarterfinals in Williams Arena at 2 p.m. Tuesday, giving the team just three days to prepare for an unfamiliar opponent. Austin (17-12 overall) is also entering the tournament as a relative underdog against No. 2 seeded Princeton (26-1 overall).
This is the seventh time Fadness, who is set to retire from coaching after the season, has led the Packers to state seven times and this is the first time the team is unseeded since the first time he took them to state in 2012.