STURGIS, S.D. – Zhoel Irion scored four touchdowns and the Sturgis Scoopers outlasted Huron 53-47 in a wild back and forth football game Friday night.

Huron opened the game’s scoring with a 20-yard touchdown catch by Chase Schuchhardt with 6:06 remaining in the first quarter. Huron went for two points and were successful, giving the Tigers an 8-0 lead.

The Scoopers answered as Tate Johnson ran 17 yards for paydirt and a Gage West catch in the endzone for the two-point conversion tied the game at 8 apiece.

In the second quarter, the Tigers re-took the lead on a 15-yard run by quarterback Anderson Porisch. The two-point conversion failed, and Huron led 14-8.

On the ensuing drive for Sturgis, Irion scored his first touchdown of the game on a 4-yard scamper into the end zone and an extra point by Izaac Smith gave the Scoopers a 15-14 lead.

The Tigers again answered, as Schuchhardt scored for Huron with a 9-yard touchdown catch. The two-point conversion failed, but Huron led 20-15 at the half.

Sturgis would regain the lead on the first drive of the second half, as Irion scored his second touchdown of the game; a 14-yard run into the endzone to give the Scoopers a 22-20 lead.

Sturgis would get the ball back after a Huron fumble, and the Scoopers added a Smith field goal from 36 yards out to extend their lead to 25-20.

But, Huron was not to be denied as James Shoultz Jr. put the Tigers back on top with a one-yard touchdown catch from Porisch. The Tigers went for two, but failed on the conversion, and they led 26-25 until Parker Anderson got the Scooper crowd roaring with an 85-yard kickoff return to give Sturgis a 33-26 lead after a successful two-point conversion catch by Gage West.

Opening the fourth quarter, Schuchhardt would put Huron back on top, scoring on a 4-yard touchdown catch to give the Tigers a 34-33 lead after a successful two-point conversion.

On their next possession, Sturgis regained the lead on a 44-yard touchdown catch by Gage West.

After another score by Huron by Porisch to tie the game, Zhoel Irion would again give Sturgis the lead with a 25-yard touchdown run.

Leading 46-40, Huron answered with :57 seconds left on a 21-yard touchdown catch by Schuchhardt.

The Tigers led 47-46 with :19 seconds left when Irion would put the nail in the coffin for Sturgis, scoring on a 10-yard run into the end zone, giving the Scoopers a wild 53-47 victory.

Sturgis improves to 4-3 on the season and heads to Mitchell next week.