Sep. 4—The Austin football team never lost its gusto, but it did lose the game after a late drive came up short in a 21-20 loss to Northfield in the season opener in Art Hass Stadium Friday.
After Northfield's Brayden Brakke converted a six-yard TD run to make it 21-20 with 8:44 left in the game, Austin started from its own 23-yard line and went to work. Jack Lang turned out an eight-yard scramble to give the Packers a first down on third and eight and Joseph Walker bullied out a two yard run on fourth and two to give Austin a first down at the Northfield 39 with 2:37 left.