Boys’ basketball: Westchester falls

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Westchester, ranked second by The Times, fell for the first time this afternoon as the Comets dropped a 60-54 decision to Winter Park (Fla.) in a championship quarterfinal at the City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla.

Winter Park (10-1) pulled off its second upset of a nationally ranked team in as many days -- the Wildcats defeated Duncanville (Texas) on Friday.
Sophomore Austin Rivers, the son of Boston Celtics Coach Doc Rivers, scored 30 points to lead Winter Park.

Westchester (12-1) returns to action Monday in a fifth-place semifinal against either Elizabeth (N.J.) St. Patrick or Raleigh (N.C.) Word of God. Mater Dei (6-0), top-ranked by The Times, faces Philadelphia Roman Catholic in a championship quarterfinal tonight.

--Eric Maddy