All-Stars take it to the hoop

When the 51st annual Orange County North-South 12th Grade All-Star Basketball Games tipoff Saturday at Cypress College, the two contests will include members from the Laguna Beach High boys’ and girls’ basketball programs.

In the girls’ game, Jackie Bento of Edison and Treasure Robinson of Ocean View are part of a 15-player roster and will play for the South team led by Laguna Beach Coach Mark Lewis. In the boys’ game, Zamir Kelly of Ocean View is on the 15-member South roster coached by Marc Popovich of San Clemente.

Bento, a forward was an All-Sunset League selection and Robinson, a forward/guard, an All-Golden West League pick, this year.

Mark Lewis called his South team a “great group of girls” that possesses “a lot of talent and a lot of size.”

Kelly, a guard, was MVP of the Golden West League for boys’ basketball.

“Zamir was solid for us all season, and played really well in league play,” Ocean View co-Coach Tim Walsh said. “He was a leader on and off the floor, and definitely earned the accolades he is receiving.”

The 12th Grade All-Star Basketball Games, presented by the Orange Coast Optimist Club, opens with the girls’ matchup at 5 p.m. The boys’ game will follow at 7 p.m.

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Girls’ All-Star Basketball Game

South

Head coach: Mark Lewis (Laguna Beach High)

Roster: Jackie Bento (Edison); Treasure Robinson (Ocean View); Jackie Cenan (Laguna Beach); Alex Lewis (Laguna Beach); Janessa Paredes (Beckman); Natalia Bruening (Corona del Mar); Maddy Bloom (Dana Hills); Ally Rosenblum (Mater Dei); Brooke Bigelow (Mission Viejo); Elizabeth Garcia (Orangewood Academy); Katie Edwards (San Juan Hills); Suhansi Perera (Tesoro); Tristian Johns (Westminster); Elizabeth Sakamoto (Westminster); Sierra Vaglica (Woodbridge).

North

Head coach: Melissa Barajas (Sonora)

Roster: Dani Iwami (Los Alamitos); Reili Richardson (Brea Olinda); Shaye Uyematsu (Canyon/Anaheim); Haley Morikawa (Cypress); Nicole Larson (Esperanza); Sydney Sharp (Foothill); Melissa Martinez (Katella); Juanita Nolsco (Kennedy); Gloria Bates (Orange Lutheran); Gabrielle Carbajal (Rancho Alamitos); Patrice Sagiao Jones (Rancho Alamitos); Andrea Cristobal (Savanna); Marissa Dunn (Sonora); Rebecca Lazuka (Troy); Barbara Sitanggan (Troy).

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Boys’ All-Star Basketball Game

South

Head coach: Marc Popovich (San Clemente)

Roster: Zamir Kelly (Ocean View); Charlie Stassel (Newport Harbor); Darin Richardson (Laguna Beach); Michael Yee (Beckman); Wolfgang Schultz (Capistrano Valley); Amazon Nwoye (Capistrano Valley Christian); Mason Tufuga (Costa Mesa); Parker Romo (Dana Hills); Lucas Araujo (Foothill); Connor Stinson (Foothill); Gage Shelmidine (San Clemente); Dillon Waikle (San Clemente); Adrian Cruz (Santa Ana); Chandler White (Tesoro); Kiron Dey (University).

North

Head coach: Scott Snyder (Bolsa Grande)

Roster: Eyassu Worku (Los Alamitos); Sebastian Waked (Bolsa Grande); Joe Galvan (Buena Park); Brad Belshe (Cypress); Elijah Mosham (El Dorado); Gerritt Beetstra (Fullerton); Gabriel Ganac (Garden Grove); Derrick Deese (Kennedy); Mark Butler (Savanna); Abraham Mansaray (Savanna); Cameron Griffin (Servite); Semir Shafi (Troy); Sunny Garcia (Western); Isaac Douglas (Yorba Linda).