Herbert Hoover High School (West Virginia)

Herbert Hoover Huskies football
Herbert Hoover Huskies football
First season	1963
Athletic director	Richard Parsons
Head coach	Joey Fields ; 6th season, 57–12 (.826)
Stadium	Husky Stadium; (capacity: 4,000)
Year built	2023
Field surface	Field turf
Location	Elkview, West Virginia
League	AAA
Conference	Cardinal Conference
All-time record	324–326–1 (.498)
Playoff appearances	18
Playoff record	16–18 (.471)
Colors	Scarlet and royal blue
Marching band	Marching Huskies
Website	Herbert Hoover Huskies football

Herbert Hoover High School
Herbert Hoover High School
Location
	775 Husky Way Elkview, West Virginia 25071; United States
Coordinates	38°27′17″N 81°28′46″W / 38.45474°N 81.47955°W
Information
Type	Public high school
Opened	1963
School district	Kanawha County Schools
NCES School ID	540060000403
Principal	Mike Kelley
Teaching staff	40.00 (on an FTE basis)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	783 (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio	19.58
Color(s)	Scarlet and royal blue
Fight song	Herbert Hoover Fight Song
Athletics conference	Cardinal Conference
Mascot	Husky
Nickname	Huskies
USNWR ranking	3,722
Feeder schools	Elkview Middle; ; Elk Elementary; ; Pinch Elementary; ; Clendenin Elementary;
Website	herberthoover.kana.k12.wv.us

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

Herbert Hoover High School first opened its doors in September 1963, following the consolidation of Clendenin High School and Elkview High School. The school began integrating 9th grade students during the 1992–1993 academic year.Historically, Herbert Hoover High School faced challenges with academic performance and was once considered among the lower-performing schools in West Virginia. In 2009, Mike Kelley was hired as the new principal, bringing a renewed focus on academic achievement and school culture. In recent years, the school has seen significant improvement, and as of 2022, it was ranked as the sixth-best overall high school in the state..^[3]

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.^[4] The old, damaged building was demolished in September 2018.^[5]

Following the destruction of the original school building during the 2016 West Virginia flood, a new state-of-the-art campus was constructed. The new Herbert Hoover High School officially opened to students in August 2023.

Athletics

Football

Playoff Appearances

Season	Class	Coach	Playoff Result	Record
1977	AAA	Joe Eddie Cowley	Semi-finals	10–1
1989			Quarter-finals	8–3
1992			First round	7–4
1993			Semi-final	9–4
1994			Semi-final	10–3
1995			Quarter-finals	9–3
1996			Quarter-finals	9–3
2001		Steve Stoffel Sr.	First round	6–5
2002	AA		Quarter-finals	8–4
2005			First round	9–2
2009		Tim Meyer	First round	6–5
2010			First round	6–5
2015			Quarter-finals	8–4
2020		Joey Fields	Quarter-finals	6–4
2021			First round	10–1
2022			State Runner-up	10–3
2023			Quarter-finals	8–4
2024	AAA		State Runner-up	13–1

Undefeated Regular Seasons

Season	Coach	Record
1977	Joe Eddie Cowley	10–0
2021	Joey Fields	10–0
2024	Joey Fields	10–0

Individual Awards

Robin Lyons, FB 1974 Kennedy Award (West Virginia high school football player of the year)^[6]
Dane Hatfield, QB 2024 House Award (Top West Virginia high school quarterback) 42-9 record as a starter ^[7]^[8]

Softball

Team Information
Head Coach: Missy Smith
Seasons as Head Coach: 19th
Overall Record: 444-127 (.778)

Source^[9]

WVSSAC State Championships

Season	Coach	Class	Record
2014	Missy Smith	AA	31–6
2017			27–6
2018			33–0‡
2019			34–1†
2021			28–4
2022			24–4

‡Finished No. 5 in the nation in MaxPreps final poll.^[10]
†Finished No. 23 in the nation in MaxPreps final poll.^[11]

Individual Player Awards

Players

Allison Rager – 2014 West Virginia Sports Writers Association Player of the Year
Delani Buckner – 2018, 2020 West Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year; 2019 West Virginia Sports Writers Association Player of the Year
Laila Varney – 2024 West Virginia Sports Writers Association Player of the Year

Coaches

Missy Smith – 2018 MaxPreps National Softball Coach of the Year^[12]
Missy Smith – 2020 Van Meter Award (High School Coach of the Year)^[13]

Baseball

WVSSAC State Championships

Season	Coach	Class	Record
2007	Kevin Buckner	AA	23–11
2013	Brian Young	AA	31–3

Source ^[14]^[15]

WVSSAC State Tournament appearances

1975
2003
2007
2012 (Class AA Runner-up)
2013
2021
2024

Bold indicates state champions.
Source
^[16]

Individual Awards

Grant Buckner – 2006 West Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year
Corey Bird – 2013 West Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year

Boys Basketball

Sectional Champions

2017
2021
2022
2023

Regional Champions

2017
2021
2022
2023

WVSSAC State Tournament appearances

2017
2021
2022
2023

Boys Soccer

Sectional Champions

2020
2021
2024

Regional Champions

2020
2021

WVSSAC State Tournament appearances

2020
2021

Source^[17]

Girls Soccer

Sectional Champions

2021

Source^[18]

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
2025 Josh Bostic 113 Ibs
2025 Connor Facemire 285 Ibs

Herbert Hoover 100 Win Club

Patrick Nary 167
Zane Weese 163
Josh Mack 161
Cody Moore 154
Wes Lane 150
Connor Facemire 150
Orion Taylor 149
Ben Kee 149
Matt Wehrle 147
Jimmie Moles 142
Chris McDonough 141
Cody Mollohan 138
Justin Stover 138
Kolton Fields 134
Mason Atkinson 133
Austin Whittington 133
Derrick Williams 133
Matthew Rector 130
Andrew Rollyson 121
Wes Hanson 118
Tyler Teel 116
Chase Stover 113
Zach Spencer 110
Jake Eden 110
Dylan Corbin 109
Wyatt Baldwin 107
Ben Bailey 104

^[19]

WVSSAC championships

Herbert Hoover West Virginia state championship history
Boys' sports	State titles	Runner-up	Girls' sports	State titles	Runner-up
Baseball	2007, 2013	2012	Softball	2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022	2023
Basketball	–	–	Basketball	–	–
Cross country	–	–	Cross country	–	–
Golf	2021	–	Cheerleading	–	–
Football	–	2022, 2024	Volleyball	–	2024
Soccer	–	–	Soccer	–	–
Track & field	–	–	Track & field	–	2025
Wrestling	–	2025	Tennis	–	–
			Swimming	–	2025
Boys' total	3	4	Girls' total	6	4

WVSSAC Champions Cup

School Year	Class	Boys Points	Boys Place	Girls Points	Girls Place
2022-23	AA
2023-24^[20]	AA	473.5	5th	474.5	5th
2024-25^[21]	AAA	482	7th	678.5	1st

Notable alumni

Corey Bird (Class of 2013), Attended Marshall University, selected by the Miami Marlins in the 7th 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.
Tommy Scott (Class of 1971) – drafted by the New York Mets in the 12th round of the 1971 MLB Draft.

References

External links

Official website

[NCES-1] "Search for Public Schools - HERBERT HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL (540060000403)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 28, 2025.

[2] ttps://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/west-virginia/districts/kanawha-county-schools/herbert-hoover-high-school-21369#students_teachers_section

[3] ttps://herberthoover.kana.k12.wv.us/o/herberthoover/page/school-history

[4] Vingle, Mitch (October 30, 2014). "'The Elkview Blind Side': Through kindness and conviction, W.Va. athlete rises above turbulent past". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved April 6, 2015.

[5] "Demolition of Herbert Hoover High School Begins". WVPB. September 18, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2022.

[6] ttps://wvswa.org/wvswa-award-winners-p904-90.htm

[7] ttps://www.dominionpost.com/2024/12/26/herbert-hoover-qb-dane-hatfield-named-j-r-house-award-winner/

[8] ttps://wvmetronews.com/2024/12/26/hoovers-hatfield-honored-with-house-award-for-play-at-quarterback/

[9] ttps://online.flippingbook.com/view/1013690471/26/

[10] ttps://www.maxpreps.com/news/KVmgVheZuE25kjV3n6t04Q/final-2018-maxpreps-national-high-school-top-50-softball-rankings.htm

[11] ttps://www.maxpreps.com/news/RaiE_KkV6UqAOF33FsqweQ/final-2019-maxpreps-top-50-high-school-softball-national-rankings.htm

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[14] ttps://baseballinthemountainstate.wordpress.com/2019/02/09/2007-state-baseball-tournament-recap/

[15] ttps://baseballinthemountainstate.wordpress.com/2019/05/15/2013-state-baseball-tournament-recap/

[16] ttps://herberthoover.kana.k12.wv.us/o/herberthoover/page/baseball

[17] ttps://herberthoover.kana.k12.wv.us/o/herberthoover/page/boys-soccer

[18] ttps://herberthoover.kana.k12.wv.us/o/herberthoover/page/girls-soccer

[19] ttps://www.wvmat.com/teams/herberth.htm

[20] ttps://wvmetronews.com/2024/07/10/wvssac-announces-winners-of-the-2023-2024-champions-cup/

[21] ttps://wvmetronews.com/2025/07/02/herbert-hoover-ripley-win-wvssac-class-aaa-champions-cup/

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