HURON – Junior Zokou recorded a hat trick and the Bobcats scored a pair of late goals to edge Huron 4-3 in an Eastern South Dakota Conference boys’ soccer match Monday night at Tiger Stadium.
Brookings (2-1, 2-0) remained unbeaten in league play.
Jonah Dobbs scored in the 76th minute to pull the Bobcats even at 3-3. Zokou assisted.
Zokou netted the game-winner 1 minute later, as Schaffer Vestal was credited with the assist.
Brookings trailed 3-1 at halftime, before Zokou started the rally with a goal in the 45th minute.
Huron struck first on Carlos Yanes’ goal – assisted by Thai Say – in the second minute.
Zokou’s first tally came in the 20th minute. Daniyll Potapenko assisted.
Huron’s Rogelio Sanchez Perez scored in the 25th minute and Kyo Htoo contributed a goal in the 35th minute to give the hosts a 3-1 advantage. Baht Eh Khin assisted on Perez’s goal.
The Bobcats’ Jake Weber made six save in the first half and Zander Larson stopped five shots while not allowing a goal in the second.
Huron fell to 1-2 (0-2).
Brookings (2-1, 2-0) plays host to Harrisburg on Tuesday, Aug. 28, at 6 p.m.
Mike Carroll/Huron Plainsman photo: Brookings’ Junior Zokou (14) and Huron’s Carson Duba battle for the ball during the Bobcats’ 4-3 Eastern South Dakota Conference win over the Tigers on Monday in Huron. Zokou scored three goals, including the game-winner in the 77th minute.
