SOUTHWEST MIAMI HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL

ARTEAGA & CASTELL LEAD EAGLES OVER VIPERS, 60-54 Juan Castell made 11 of his 13 free throws, including nine in the fourth quarter, as visiting Southwest ended the regular season with a 60-54 victory over Varela. Foul shooting was the difference in the contest as the Vipers (10-8) were only 14-26 from the line. Jeancarlos Arteaga made eight 3-pointers (three short of the school record) to help the Eagles (10-13) jump out to a 40-32 lead just past the midway part of the third quarter. Varela, which lost both games to Southwest this season, went on an 8-0 run to tie the game at 40-40. The games was still tied at 52-all with 1:47 left when Castell scored, was fouled, and completed the 3-point play. The Vipers cut it to one with 0:36 left, but Castell closed out the win with three more free throws and a layup. The Eagles will travel to South Dade Monday night at 7:30pm for the opening round of the district tournament. The scoring: Jeancarlos Arteaga 26 Juan Castell 17 Thiago Bourroul 6 Isaac Navarro 5 Tristan Castillo 4 Ivan Castillo 2 DISTRICT TOURNAMENT The seedings for the District 16-7A tournament are set using the FHSAA's computer rankings. Top-seeded Palmetto and #2 seed Coral Reef get first round byes. Third-seeded Coral Gables hosts #6 seed Ferguson and fourth-seeded South Dade is home to #5 seed Southwest. The Buccaneers beat the Eagles, 68-35, earlier this season.

Jeancarlos Arteaga had eight 3-pointers

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