HURON – The Tigers used a fast start and balanced scoring attack to beat the Bobcats 66-53 in an Eastern South Dakota Conference boys’ basketball game Thursday night at Huron Arena.

Huron raced out to a 22-5 lead after a quarter.

Brookings pulled within 38-25 at halftime. The teams played even after the break, with the home squad taking a 57-44 advantage into the fourth period.

The Tigers’ Tanner Evers posted a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds.

Nathan Boehrns had 18 points and seven boards. He hit five 3-pointers.

Teegan Evers added 16 points and six rebounds, while Cooper Fryberger chipped in with 11 markers.

Huron shot 51 percent (26-of-51) from the field.

Drew Cole had a big game for the Bobcats.

The senior dropped in 29 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to complete the double-double. He went 8-of-23 from the field, including 5-of-10 from long range, and 8-of-9 at the free-throw line.

Trevor Woodall added eight points, Trent Broksieck seven and Ryan Treiber six.

Brookings (2-4, 2-3) heads to Brandon Valley for a game tonight at 7.

Huron (5-1, 2-0) plays host to Mitchell on Saturday.

HURON 66, BROOKINGS 53

Brookings (2-4, 2-3 ESD)

Jay Wilber 1-7 0-0 3, Trevor Woodall 2-8 4-4 8, Eric Sell 0-2 0-0 0, Trent Broksieck 3-7 0-0 7, Drew Cole 8-23 8-9 29, Parker Beers 0-1 0-0 0, Carson Gullickson 0-1 0-0 0, Ryan Treiber 2-4 2-2 6. Totals 16-53 14-15 53.

Huron (5-1, 1-0 ESD)

Jett McGirr 2-6 0-0 4, Tanner Evers 7-10 3-4 17, Teegan Evers 7-17 2-6 16, Nathan Boehrns 6-11 1-3 18, Cooper Fryberger 4-6 2-3 11, Mason Rozell 0-0 0-0 0, Hayden Hegg 0-0 0-0 0, Derick Siemonsma 0-1 0-0 0, Colton Pell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-51 8-16 66.

Brookings   5  20  19  9  –  53

Huron 22  16  19  9  –  66

3-point goals – B 7-22 (Cole 5-10, Broksieck 1-2, Wilber 1-6, Sell 0-1, Gullickson 0-1, Woodall 0-2), H 6-13 (Boehrns 5-8, Fryberger 1-1, McGirr 0-1, Siemonsma 0-1, Teegan Evers 0-2). Rebounds – B 31 (Cole 12), H 37 (Tanner Evers 10). Assists – B 10 (Woodall 5), H 6 (Tanner Evers, Boehrns 2).  Steals – B 8 (Wilber, Broksieck 2), H 7 (Tanner Evers, Teegan Evers 2, Boehrns 2). Blocks – B 0, H 1 (McGirr 1). Turnovers – B 8, H 11. Total fouls – B 13, H 14. Fouled out – none. Technical fouls – none.

Junior varsity

HURON 55, BROOKINGS 44

Points – Parker Rykhus 15, Jackson Krogman 7, Nick Schefers 6. Rebounds – Theo Burns 8, Jo-nah Dobbs 2, Sean Roiger 2, Tanner Shepardson 2, Rykhus 2. Assists – Krogman 2, Roiger 1, Burns 1. Steals – Daniel May 1. Blocks – Krogman 1, Roiger 1.

Sophomore

BROOKINGS 70, HURON 47

Points – Jackson Krogman 19, Nick Schefers 13, Henry Hammrich 11. Rebounds – Casey Woodall 7, Max Struck 5, John Noordsy 4. Assists – Nick Bowne 4, Schefers 3, Hammrich 2, Brock Longville 2. Steals – Noordsy 2, Hammrich 1, Struck 1, Woodall 1, Keegan Fields 1. Blocks – Hammrich 2, Woodall 2.