Arbor View’s board work in third drops Palo Verde
Arbor View’s Favour Chukwukelu (2) drives the ball past Palo Verde’s Jason Condron (31) during a basketball game at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Arbor View’s Jaylon Lee (23) shoots against Palo Verde during a basketball game at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Arbor View’s Tyre Williams (4) shoots past Palo Verde’s Kade Madsen (23) during a basketball game at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Arbor View’s guard Ziyon White (1) passes to a teammate during a basketball game at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Palo Verde’s Antonio Maillaro (4) during a basketball game at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Arbor View’s Favour Chukwukelu (2) drives to the basket against Palo Verde’s Harlan Nichols (45) during a basketball game at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Arbor View’s guard Ameer Muhammad (3) gets a rebound over Palo Verde’s Harlan Nichols (45) during a basketball game at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Palo Verde’s Caden Loerwald (11) moves the ball around Arbor View’s Favour Chukwukelu (2) during a basketball game at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Palo Verde’s Antonio Maillaro (4) goes to the basket past Arbor View’s Favour Chukwukelu (2) and Adrian Armstrong (5) during a basketball game at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Palo Verde’s Drew Warnick (30) drives the ball past Arbor View’s Larry Holmes (25) during a basketball game at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Palo Verde’s Kade Madsen (23) goes to the basket against Arbor View during a basketball game at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Arbor View’s Jaylon Lee (23) shoots against Palo Verde’s Sam Johnson (33) during a basketball game at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Arbor View’s Favour Chukwukelu (2) drives the ball past Palo Verde’s Jason Condron (31) during a basketball game at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Palo Verde head coach Pat Condron argues with a referee during a basketball game against Arbor View at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Arbor View’s guard Tyre Williams (4) looks to pass the ball under pressure from Palo Verde’s Kade Madsen (23) during a basketball game at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Palo Verde’s Kade Madsen (23) moves the ball against Arbor View during a basketball game at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Palo Verde’s Harlan Nichols (45) gets a rebound against Arbor View’s Tyre Williams (4) during a basketball game at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Palo Verde’s Drew Warnick (30) drives the ball against Arbor View’s Larry Holmes (25) during a basketball game at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Palo Verde’s Caden Loerwald (11) and Arbor View’s Larry Holmes (25) battle for a rebound during a basketball game at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Arbor View boys basketball coach Dustin Clayton wasn’t happy with his team’s performance in the first half Thursday.
Especially on the offensive glass.
Whatever Clayton said in the locker room sparked the Aggies.
Arbor View used a huge third-quarter rebounding edge to erase a halftime deficit on its way to a 66-54 win at Palo Verde.
“We got hurt a little bit on offensive put-backs in the first half, so we stressed for the second half to get on the boards on both ends,” Clayton said. “That was one of our pregame points of emphasis. We just didn’t do it in the first half. We were sluggish all around.”
The Aggies (17-4, 7-0 Northwest League) held a 15-10 rebounding edge in the first half but allowed the Panthers to score seven second-chance points as Palo Verde built a 27-23 halftime lead.
That all changed early in the second half.
Jaylon Lee grabbed consecutive offensive rebounds and hit a stick-back basket just 1:09 into the third quarter to start a 23-4 run.
Lee, who had two points and one rebound in the first half, had 12 points and five rebounds (all offensive) in the third quarter.
“He went to work,” Clayton said. “That’s probably the best he’s finished down low on the block all year. He was huge.”
The 6-foot-7-inch junior had a pair of three-point plays in the quarter as the Aggies worked the ball inside and used an effective transition game to hit 10 baskets in the paint in the quarter. Arbor View outrebounded Palo Verde 14-3 in the quarter and had nine second-chance points.
Lee and Tyre Williams each finished with 16 points, and Larry Holmes scored 10 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter for Arbor View, which saw leading scorer Donovan Yap (14.9 points average) held to just two points and starting guard Favor Chukwukelu (12 points) held scoreless.
“We’ve got seven or eight guards who play a ton of minutes, so we can go to anybody when guys are having an off night,” Clayton said. “We have really good depth.”
Antonio Maillaro came off the bench to score 13 points for Palo Verde (9-11, 3-3).
Contact reporter Bartt Davis at bdavis@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-4602.
