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Eagles give Cogley farewell victory

Aberdeen Central boys soccer coach Steve Cogley, center, reaches to hug goal keeper Camden Fauth (00) at the conclusion of Saturday’s 2-0 win over Brookings at Swisher Field. It was announced at the end of Saturday’s game that Cogley was stepping away from the team to accept a new job opportunity in Sioux Falls. Photo by John Davis taken 8/21/2021
It was an emotional day for the Aberdeen Central boys' soccer squad on Saturday afternoon at Swisher Field. Not only did the Golden Eagles score two goals in the final seven minutes to break a scoreless tie against Brookings, the 2-0 victory was a fitting sendoff for coach Steve Cogley who is leaving the program for a new work position in Sioux Falls. "It impacted us," said Central senior Zee Mounga. "We tried to win this game for him so we could end on a good note." It was Mounga who scored on a header with less than seven minutes remaining to put Central in front. It came on a corner kick. "It happened so fast. I just saw it come off of Jameson Palmer’s head and I just finished it," Mounga said. "I was so surprised when it happened." Moments later Jelani Peters found the back of the net to give the Eagles some breathing room. Prior to the late barrage, Brookings had found a way to keep Central off the board. "We’ve seen this against teams. They’ll sit and p

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