Terrell sets Madison scoring mark

MADISON — Seven points away at tip off, Logan Terrell didn’t waste any time breaking the Mountaineers’ school record for career points.

His teammates made sure of that.

“My teammates just talked to me,” Terrell said.

“They were like ‘Alright man, were just going to go ahead and get it out the way, and then we can go ahead and focus on the game.’”

With 1:48 left in the first quarter, Terrell broke the 34-year-old record of 1,379 points held by James “Sleepy” Johnson in the 77-64 win over visiting Luray Wednesday.

“He’s just been a solid post player ever since he was a freshman,” Madison County coach Ben Breeden said. “He’s a guy that’s going to bring everything he had every night. He just plays so physical — he likes contact and the more contact he gets the better he tends to play.”

Jerel Carter lofted the ball inside to a double-teamed Terrell, who spun, lifted past two pairs of out-stretched hands to sink the milestone.

“That’s the confidence that we have in him,” Breeden said. “We feel like he can still score over two.”

Terrell finished with 20 points to put the record at 1,392 eight games into the season.

Carter tallied 16 points on the night while David Falk had 15 and A.J. Butler recorded 12.

“It was crazy how we’re so well rounded,” Terrell said. “It doesn’t matter who’s touching the ball, we all can score and we all can do a lot of great things.”

The Mountaineers helped each other out the entire night, with 22-of-32 baskets coming with an assist.

Carter had seven assists on the night, while Terrell and Casey Campbell each recorded four.

“We just click,” Carter said. “We’ve been with each other since our freshman year so everything’s just there right now.”

The Mountaineers (8-0) held off a late rally by the Bulldogs (4-5) led by junior Josh McKenzie, who had 25 points and nine rebounds.

“We’ve just got to keep it under control,” Carter said. “We’ve got to trust each other and make free throws.”