Well before the first practices in the late-summer heat or the initial games on August nights, Orange County's football players put in the hard work in weight rooms to prepare for what turned out to be an extraordinary season.

It was a season that included two undefeated teams, one state champion, four CIF-SS champions and countless mesmerizing performances from O.C. teams and players.

To celebrate the achievements of the season, we gathered the Orange County Register/OCVarsity.com selections for the 2008 All-County team in the weight room that helped produce the top team in O.C.: Tesoro.

Check out the following links to find our players and coach of the year and our selections for the first and second teams for the season:

Offensive player of the year.

Defensive player of the year.

Coach of the year.

Offense:

First-team quarterbacks and running backs.

First-team receivers.

First-team offensive linemen.

Second-team offense.

Defense:

First-team defensive linemen.

First-team linebackers.

First-team defensive backs.

Second-team defense.

Special teams and all-purpose:

First-team special teams and all-purpose players.

Contact the writer: preps@ocregister.com