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  • Mater Dei's MJ Cage has been selected to the Register's...

    Mater Dei's MJ Cage has been selected to the Register's All-County First Team.

  • Mater Dei center MJ Cage, shown trying to block at...

    Mater Dei center MJ Cage, shown trying to block at shot by Chino Hills guard LaMelo Ball, has been selected to the Register's All-County first team.

  • Mater Dei sophomore Spencer Freedman has been selected to the...

    Mater Dei sophomore Spencer Freedman has been selected to the Register's All-County boys basketball team.

  • Esperanza junior Kezie Okpala has been selected to the Register's...

    Esperanza junior Kezie Okpala has been selected to the Register's All-County boys basketball team.

  • Villa Park junior Evan Battey has been selected to the...

    Villa Park junior Evan Battey has been selected to the Register's All-County boys basketball team.

  • Mater Dei sophomore Spencer Freedman has been selected to the...

    Mater Dei sophomore Spencer Freedman has been selected to the Register's All-County boys basketball team.

  • Esperanza junior Kezie Okpala has been selected to the Register's...

    Esperanza junior Kezie Okpala has been selected to the Register's All-County boys basketball team.

  • Villa Park junior Evan Battey has been selected to the...

    Villa Park junior Evan Battey has been selected to the Register's All-County boys basketball team.

  • Mater Dei sophomore Spencer Freedman has been selected to the...

    Mater Dei sophomore Spencer Freedman has been selected to the Register's All-County boys basketball team.

  • Esperanza junior Kezie Okpala has been selected to the Register's...

    Esperanza junior Kezie Okpala has been selected to the Register's All-County boys basketball team.

  • Mater Dei sophomore Spencer Freedman has been selected to the...

    Mater Dei sophomore Spencer Freedman has been selected to the Register's All-County boys basketball team.

  • Villa Park junior Evan Battey has been selected to the...

    Villa Park junior Evan Battey has been selected to the Register's All-County boys basketball team.

  • Los Alamitos senior Eyassu Worku and Coach Eddie Courtemarche were...

    Los Alamitos senior Eyassu Worku and Coach Eddie Courtemarche were selected by the Register as the Orange County player and coach of the year.

  • Los Alamitos' Eyassu Worku has been selected by the Register...

    Los Alamitos' Eyassu Worku has been selected by the Register as the Orange County boys basketball player of the year. In the photo he is surrounded by a group of the school's loyal fans, who are making the hand sign used by UC Irvine fans. Worku, a senior, has signed a letter of intent with UCI.

  • Los Alamitos coach Eddie Courtemarche and senior Eyassu Worku were...

    Los Alamitos coach Eddie Courtemarche and senior Eyassu Worku were selected by the Register as the Orange County coach and player of the year.

  • Los Alamitos' Eddie Courtemarche has been selected by the Register...

    Los Alamitos' Eddie Courtemarche has been selected by the Register as the Orange County boys basketball coach of the year.

  • Los Alamitos senior Eyassu Worku has been selected by the...

    Los Alamitos senior Eyassu Worku has been selected by the Register as the Orange County boys basketball player of the year.

  • Los Alamitos' Eddie Courtemarche has been selected by the Register...

    Los Alamitos' Eddie Courtemarche has been selected by the Register as the Orange County boys basketball coach of the year.

  • Los Alamitos senior Eyassu Worku has been selected by the...

    Los Alamitos senior Eyassu Worku has been selected by the Register as the Orange County boys basketball player of the year. Worku has signed with UC Irvine.

  • Los Alamitos' Eddie Courtemarche has been selected by the Register...

    Los Alamitos' Eddie Courtemarche has been selected by the Register as the Orange County boys basketball coach of the year.

  • Los Alamitos' Eddie Courtemarche has been selected by the Register...

    Los Alamitos' Eddie Courtemarche has been selected by the Register as the Orange County boys basketball coach of the year.

  • Los Alamitos senior Eyassu Worku has been selected by the...

    Los Alamitos senior Eyassu Worku has been selected by the Register as the Orange County boys basketball player of the year. He led the Griffins to a 25-7 overall record.

  • Los Alamitos' Eyassu Worku has been selected by the Register...

    Los Alamitos' Eyassu Worku has been selected by the Register as the Orange County boys basketball player of the year. Behind him in the photo are a group of fans from the school's loyal student section.

  • Los Alamitos senior Eyassu Worku and Coach Eddie Courtemarche were...

    Los Alamitos senior Eyassu Worku and Coach Eddie Courtemarche were selected by the Register as the Orange County player and coach of the year.

  • The Register's boys basketball player of the year is Los...

    The Register's boys basketball player of the year is Los Alamitos' Eyassu Worku, who is photographed here with a group of fans from the school's loyal student section.

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The Register’s All-Couny boys basketball first team.

Eyassu Worku

Los Alamitos, Guard, Sr.

The Register’s player of the year.

Evan Battey

Villa Park, Forward, Jr.

He was All-Crestview League first team. Surprisingly nimble for being 6-foot-7 and 235 pounds, he averaged 24 points a game. His scoring high was 44 points against Adelanto. “You look at his body, and you see a post guy,” Villa Park coach Kevin Reynolds told the Register’s Brian Whitehead about Battey. “He’s a strong kid, but he’s a unique talent. He’s big, but he can put the ball on the floor, and he’s a willing passer. … He’s someone you build a team around.”

MJ Cage

Mater Dei, Center, Sr.

The 6-foot-10 Cage was co-MVP in the Trinity League. He averaged 12 points and nine rebounds a game. He led the Monarchs to a 27-5 overall record, an undefeated record in league and the semifinals of the CIF-SS Open Division playoffs. He signed with Oregon.

Spencer Freedman

Mater Dei, Guard, So.

He was perhaps the most consistent player for the Monarchs. Freedman averaged 14 points and four assists a game. He was co-MVP in the Trinity League and first-team All-CIF in the Open Division. He was MVP of the North O.C. Championships and all-tournament in the Beach Ball Classic. The 6-foot-1 guard was second in the county in assists (116) and third for 3-pointers made (88).  

Kezie Okpala

Esperanza, Forward, Jr.

He was Crestview League player of the year. The 6-foot-6, 175-pound junior averaged 23 points, which set a school record, according to Coach Mark Hill. Okpala also led the team in rebounding, assists and steals. He scored 30 or more points in three games. He is receiving recruiting interest from several colleges, including UC Irvine.

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ALL-COUNTY BOYS BASKETBALL

Contact the writer: sfryer@ocregister.com