Las Vegas Sun

March 29, 2024

Arbor View Boys Basketball

  • Arbor View Aggies head coach Dustin Clayton leads practice Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023.
    Arbor View finding a way to win, even when scoring is at a premium
    Arbor View, which is three seasons removed from reaching the state tournament, started two freshmen and two sophomores last season in a campaign of many inconsistent performances. And while they finished 12-10 overall, coach Dustin Clayton sensed his team’s young core was just scratching the surface.
  • Tavionte Jackson practices at Las Vegas High School Monday, Nov. 22, 2021.
    Las Vegas High boys making their first state basketball tournament appearance since 1999
    Las Vegas plays Spring Valley in the class 4A state semifinals at 5:20 p.m. today at Cox Pavilion on the UNLV campus. Mojave and Cimarron-Memorial, at 8:40 p.m., are in the other semifinal. The championship game is 7:10 p.m. Saturday.
  • Players of the Arbor View High basketball team, from left Larry Holmes, Jaylon Lee, Donavan Yap, David Moore and Mikey Medlock, take a portrait during the Las Vegas Sun's High School Basketball Media Day at the Red Rock Resort and Casino, Oct. 28, 2019.
    Video preview: Experienced Arbor View basketball eyes return trip to state tourney
    The Arbor View High basketball team had the best season in the school’s nearly 15-year history in 2018-19 in advancing the state semifinals ...
  • Players of the Desert Pines High basketball team, from left, AJ Pullins, Milos Uzan, Deshawn Wiley and Cimarron Conriguez take a portrait during the Las Vegas Sun's Media Day at Red Rock Resort and Casino on Oct. 30, 2018.
    Young, hungry Desert Pines looks dangerous after winning Mountain Region title
    The hotshot team full of young stars is supposed to submit to a relentless attack from a determined foe with a roster full of battle-tested veterans if sports tropes are to be believed. Desert Pines’ basketball team doesn’t buy ...
  • Players of the Arbor View High basketball team, from left, Tyre Williams, Donavan Yap and Favour Chukwukelu take a portrait during the Las Vegas Sun's Media Day at Red Rock Resort and Casino on Oct. 30, 2018.
    Video preview: Arbor View basketball back in hunt for Northwest League supremacy
    The Arbor View High basketball team is expected to be a contender in the Northwest League ...
  • Centennial basketball players, from left, Eddie Davis, Khalil Thompson and Troy Brown Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013.
    Centennial reaches Sunset Regional final by exacting payback from rival
    Sometimes, coach knows best. When Centennial blew a fourth-quarter lead at Arbor View last December, its players were completely distraught. The Bulldogs couldn’t even think about the season ahead of them in the moment after losing to their neighboring archrival.
  • Justin Burks of Arbor View plans to commit to UC Santa Barbara during visit
    It appears UC Santa Barbara will finally land a Las Vegas-area basketball player. Arbor View incoming senior Justin Burks said today he will verbally commit to UC Santa Barbara when he arrives for a recruiting trip this evening, picking the Southern California school over offers from Southern Utah and Cal-State Bakersfield.
  • Arbor View's Justin Burks shines at AAU event, piques recruiting interest
    Justin Burks is becoming Nevada’s most sought-after college basketball recruit for the class of 2014. A junior at Arbor View High, Burks’ rise from a middle-of-the-pack recruit to sure-thing Division I prospect includes shining last weekend at the Pangos Spring Spectacular at Bishop Gorman.
  • Arbor View prolongs best season in school history with first-round victory
    If Arbor View plans to compile a list of all the milestones it’s reached this season, the Aggies might need to budget for more than one page. In a season full of firsts, the Aggies added three more in Tuesday night’s first round Sunset Regional playoffs. Arbor View both hosted and won a playoff game for the first time, beating Cimarron-Memorial 67-64.
  • Valley continues hot start to the season in win over Arbor View
    Like a spark slowly trickling down a long fuse, it was only a matter of time before Valley ignited in Tuesday night’s game against Arbor View. The Vikings slogged through a rough first half and trailed the Aggies at halftime, but burst the game open in the second half to take a 74-65 victory.
  • Arbor View edges Cimarron-Memorial, 64-60
    In a tightly contested battle, the Arbor View boys basketball team closed the game on a 13-4 run to defeat Cimarron-Memorial 64-60 Friday. The game was close throughout, with six points being the largest lead for each team.
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