You nominated your favorites and we threw in some of our own. Sure, we left out deserving candidates. That’s what’s going to happen when you try to narrow all of Orange County’s boys high school athletes down to 16.

Now it’s time to start the voting.

Who will become the second OCVarsity fans’ choice for boys athlete of the year (following Savanna’s Dominique Williams from last year)? It’s up to you, the fans of Orange County high school sports.

Yes, we’ll select the Register/OCVarsity athlete of the year, but this is one more chance for you to support the county’s top athletes.

So, here are the first-round matchups. Click on the links to cast your votes (we’re on an honor system here, so please no setting up computer programs to vote non-stop) and leave your comments (please keep them positive and avoid bashing athletes).

First-round voting ends Friday at 5 p.m.
Click here to vote for Girls athlete of the year.

• Robbie Picazo, Tesoro football, basketball and baseball, vs. Morgan McIntosh, Calvary Chapel wrestling >> Vote here.

• Duke Delancelotti, San Clemente football and lacrosse, vs. Cecil Whiteside, Newport Harbor football and track and field >>Vote here

• Tom Shields, Edison swimming, vs. Ronnie Hillman, La Habra football and track and field >>Vote here

• Tyler Valdes, Dana Hills cross country and track and field, vs. Preston King, Tesoro football >>Vote here.

• Kyle Middlebrooks, Fountain Valley football and track and field, vs. Jacob Kaiser, El Toro soccer >>Vote here.

• Clark Evans, Los Alamitos football and basketball, vs. Daniel Jamokha, Western football, basketball and track and field >>Vote here.

• Josh Samuels, Villa Park water polo and swimming, vs. Randall Nygren, La Habra football, basketball and baseball >>Vote here.

• Robert Refsnyder, Laguna Hills football and baseball, vs. Tyler Matzek, Capistrano Valley baseball >>Vote here.

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