EAGLES RALLY TO
DOWN DUNNELLON, 54-50
Down ten points with just over three minutes to play, Southwest rallied to defeat Dunnellon, 54-50, Friday afternoon in the first round of the Tampa Bay Christmas Invitational In Wesley Chapel. The Eagles, who left school early in the morning, got to the arena at 12:35pm for a game scheduled to start at 12:45pm due to a vehicle breakdown in Charlotte county. Southwest got off to a slow start offensively, not recording a basket until 3:18 remained in the first quarter. The Tigers (4-5) led 12-10 after the first period, but the contest was tied 24-24 at the half and 34-34 after three quarters. The Eagles were hanging tight due largely to the long-range shooting of Jeancarlos Arteaga, who hit eight three-pointers. The Southwest comeback was aided by several Dunnellon turnovers coupled with poor free-throw shooting. With the score tied at 50-50 with a minute left to play, Thiago Bourroul scored on two layups to give the Eagles the win. Southwest's semifinal game will be Saturday at 6:25pm against YPI Athletics, an AAU team from Georgia.
The scoring:
Jeancarlos Arteaga 26
Thiago Bourroul 11
Ivan Fonseca 7
Juan Castell 6
Isaac Navarro 3
Jaydrian Paz 1
