ELKINS — Elkins dropped a 56-50 verdict to Herbert Hoover Saturday at Richard P. Simmons Memorial Gymnasium.

The Tigers (4-16) close out the regular season this evening against East Fairmont. They will begin Class AAA, Region II action at 7 p.m. Thursday at home against Lewis County.

The winner of that contest travels to top-seed Bridgeport on March 10.

Landon Shreve, one of the seniors honored on the night, and Isaiah Nutter had 20 points each for Elkins, which trailed 23-19 at halftime and 35-33 after three quarters of action.

The Huskies held a 21-17 scoring edge in the final canto.

Herbert Hoover ended the regular season with an 11-10 mark and begins Class AAA, Region III regional play Thursday at Princeton.

Herbert Hoover (11-10)

Riley Johnson 8 3-3 23, Mason Miller 0 2-4 2, Dillon Hatfield 2 3-4 8, Kemonte Smith 1 2-2 5, Bradley White 1 2-3 4, Silas Anderson 1 1-2 3. Totals 18 14-21 56

Elkins (4-16)

Dreyton Boggs 1 1-2 3, Bryson Gainer 0 1-2 1, Isaiah Nutter 9 0-0 20, Alex Broschart 2 0-0 4, Landon Shreve 8 4-7 20, Amari Lonon 0 2-2 2. Totals 20 8-13 50

Herbert Hoover 14 9 12 21 — 56

Elkins 9 10 14 17 — 50

3-point goals: HH 6 (Johnson 4, Hatfield and Smith), EHS 2 (Nutter 2)