Rolling along

MADISON — The George Mason Mustangs knew what they were fighting for when they came into Madison County last night. The Mountaineers had beaten them twice already this season and Mason had barely slipped it into the quarter finals of the Region B tournament for a third chance at the undefeated Mountaineers.

But when George Mason came out Wednesday night, the Mustangs surprised nearly everyone in Madison by leading the majority of the first quarter and forcing the Mountaineers to rally for a 59-44 victory.

Madison responded and went on a quick run at the end of the first quarter to make the score 14-13 in favor of the Mountaineers.  The Mustangs never regained the lead as Madison won its 25th consecutive game.

Logan Terrell had a tremendous game for the Mountaineers and was the only player to hit double digits, scoring 23 points against George Mason’s zone defense.

“I think Logan Terrell went right tonight,” Madison coach Tim Taylor said. “He was ready to play and we were ready for that 1-3-1 that they had and I think we executed offensively pretty well.”

Along with Terrell, a couple of other Mountaineers had solid game. Senior Sam Utz finished with eight points and junior Matt Garr six.

Now through the quarterfinals, the Mountaineers will play Buckingham County at 7 p.m. on Friday in Madison at 7 p.m. on Friday. The Knights were the last team to beat the top-ranked Mountaineers. Buckingham knocked Madison out of the regional tournament a year ago.

“Buckingham will be a rematch of last year so it will be a lot of fun,” Taylor said.

Tonight’s
regional action
Boys
Eastern View at Tabb, 7 p.m.
Orange at Broad Run, 7 p.m.
Girls
Orange at Loudoun Co., 7 p.m.