West Virginia High School Basketball - Elkins thwarts Philip Barbour
February 5, 2022: Philippi, WV 26416 The Elkins Tigers (Elkins, WV) basketball knocked off the host Philip Barbour Colts (Philippi, WV), 76-65 in Saturday's league test.
The Tigers (12-3) will now prepare for their test against Buckhannon-Upshur (Buckhannon, WV). The Buccaneers go into the non-league test with a 7-7 record. In their last test, Buckhannon-Upshur notched a victory over Bridgeport (Bridgeport, WV), 53-40, in a league test.
The Colts now own a 2-10 record. They play next when they travel to Lewis County for a Big Ten test on Wednesday, February 9. Philip Barbour will encounter a Minutemen squad coming off a 51-47 non-league win over Lincoln County (Hamlin, WV). The Minutemen record now stands at 4-12.