# Herbert Hoover High School (West Virginia)

Herbert Hoover High School (HHHS) is a public high school in Elkview, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Kanawha County Schools district.

## History

During the 2016 West Virginia flood, the school building was damaged beyond repair on June 23, 2016 when the Elk River put 7 feet of water into the school. On July 21, 2016 the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declared the building a total loss and the Kanawha County School Board began expedited plans for a new building, however several delays prevented the advancement of the project, and the new facility is expected to be opened in August 2023. For the 2016–17 school year, students shared space, via a split schedule, with Elkview Middle School. This involved each group attending school for four-and-one-half hours per day with reading and homework assignments. A temporary campus of modified mobile home-type units known as "modulars" was constructed adjacent to the middle school, and a normal schedule was resumed for the 2017–18 school year. FEMA provided the modulars and will fund approximately 75 to 80% of the cost for the new building. The old, damaged building was demolished in September 2018.

## Athletics
### State championships

Herbert Hoover West Virginia state championship history :
| Boys' sports | State titles | Girls' sports | State titles |
| Baseball | 2007, 2013 | Softball | 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 |
| Basketball | | Basketball | |
| Cross country | | Cross country | |
| Golf | 2021 | Cheerleading | |
| Football | | Volleyball | |
| Soccer | | Soccer | |
| Track & field | | Track & field | |
| Wrestling | | Tennis | |
| | | Swimming | |
| Boys' total | 3 | Girls' total | 6 |
Softball (6):
2014 (AA) - 12-6, Ritchie County 2017 (AA) - 8-1, Chapmanville 2018 (AA) - 11-1, Chapmanville 2019 (AA) - 5-1, Petersburg 2021 (AA) - 6-5, Oak Glen 2022 (AA) - 21-3, Winfield
Golf (1):
2021 - (AA)
Baseball (2):
2007 (AA) - 3-1, Grafton 2013 (AA) - 7-5, Fairmont Senior
Football Undefeated Regular Seasons:
1977 | 10-0
2021 | 10-0
2024 | 10-0

### Individual Awards

Baseball
Grant Buckner 2006 West Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year
Corey Bird 2013 West Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year
Softball
Allison Rager 2014 West Virginia Sports Writers Association player of the year
Delani Buckner 2019 West Virginia Sports Writers Association player of the year
Delani Buckner 2018,2020 West Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year
Missy Smith 2020 Van Meter Award (High School Coach of the Year) Laila Varney 2024 West Virginia Sports Writers Association player of the year
Football
Robin Lyons, 1974 Kennedy Award (WVPOY)
Wrestling State Champions
1982 Max Blizzard 155 Ibs
1992 John Goldsburg 171 Ibs
1993 John Goldsburg 171 Ibs
1999 Chad Wehrle 152 Ibs
1999 Matt Wehrle 189 Ibs
2000 Matt Wehrle 189 Ibs
2002 Wes Lane 140 Ibs
2006 Wes Hanson 125 Ibs
2006 Cody Mollohan 145 Ibs
2011 Patrick Nary 215 Ibs
2020 Ben Kee 160 Ibs
2020 Jordan Dempsey 100 Ibs
2022 Mason Atkinson 285 Ibs
Girls Cross Country Champions
Maysen Fletcher 2024 AA Cross Country State Champion | 5,000 Meter| 18:17
Golf Champions
2021 - Bryson Beaver

## Notable alumni

* Corey Bird (Class of 2013), Attended Marshall University, selected by the Miami Marlins in the seventh round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft
* Grant Buckner (Class of 2006), Attended West Virginia University, selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 26th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.
* Billy Joe Mantooth (Class of 1969). 1970 All American at Ferrum College; transferred to West Virginia University in 1971, played in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles and Houston Oilers