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HAMBLETON --Class A, No. 6 Tucker County rallied in the fourth quarter to hand Elkins a 47-43 setback on Monday night.
The Tigers held a 36-27 lead heading into the final frame, before being outscored, 20-7 in the fourth by the Mountain Lions as Carson Dearborn scored all six of his points on the night in the period, hitting 4-for-4 from the free-throw line.
Isaiah Nutter bucketed 16 points and Landon Shreve added 14 to lead Elkins, which jumped out to a 16-7 lead after one quarter and carried a 28-14 advantage into halftime.
Mikey Mitchell and Sam Marks had 11 points apiece for Tucker County, which is now 7-5 and also claimed a 58-51 win at Tygarts Valley on Tuesday night.
The Mountain Lions will compete in the Magnolia Tournament Friday and Saturday.
The Tigers (1-8) entertain Preston this evening for a Big 10 Conference contest.
Elkins (1-8)
Dreyton Boggs 4 1-2 9, Isaiah Nutter 7 0-0 16, Alex Broschart 1 0-0 2, Landon Shreve 7 0-0 14, Amari Lonon 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 1-2 43
Tucker County (7-5)
Xander Lambert 2 0-0 4, Mikey Mitchell 4 2-3 11 Sam Marks 4 2-3 11, Ethan Cummings 0 4-4 4, Cayden Arnold 4 0-0 8, Carson Dearborn 1 4-4 6, Jonathan Black 1 1-2 3. Totals 16 13-16 47
Elkins 16 12 8 7 -- 43
Tucker County 7 7 13 20 -- 47
3-point goals: EHS 2 (Nutter 2), TC 2 (Mitchell and Marks)