Football is a big part of the picture for each of the four semifinalists in fan voting for Orange County’s top boys athletes. But there is a lot more to each of the candidates than football.

One played basketball and ran track this season, even though he has a Division I football scholarship locked up. Another is on his way to Arizona on a baseball scholarship. And two of the semifinalists are among the top track and field athletes in the county.

All four are great choices, but now you have to cast your votes to help pick the finalists.

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Who’s your pick in the semifinals for the fans’ choice as Orange County’s boys athlete of the year, La Habra’s Ronnie Hillman or Newport Harbor’s Cecil Whiteside?

RELATED:

• Fountain Valley’s Kyle Middlebrooks vs. Laguna Hills’ Robert Refsnyder
• Semi-final voting for top girls athletes

Who’s your pick in the semifinals for the fans’ choice as Orange County’s boys athlete of the year, Fountain Valley’s Kyle Middlebrooks or Laguna Hills’ Robert Refsnyder?

RELATED:

• La Habra’s Ronnie Hillman vs. Newport Harbor’s Cecil Whiteside
• Semi-final voting for top girls athletes

Orange County’s high school sports fans are passionate, which is no surprise to anyone who has checked out a game or competition in the county. But the passionate support in the first round for some athletes was particularly impressive, especially in matchups that literally were decided in the final moments of voting.

Now it’s time for the second-round voting to determine the fans’ choice as the OCVarsity boys athlete of the year.

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Who’s your pick in second-round voting for the OCVarsity fans’ choice as boys athlete of the year between Calvary Chapel’s Morgan McIntosh and Newport Harbor’s Cecil Whiteside?

Other second-round matchups:

Ronnie Hillman, La Habra football and track and field, vs. Preston King, Tesoro football. Click here to vote.

Kyle Middlebrooks, Fountain Valley football and track and field, vs. Clark Evans, Los Alamitos football and basketball. Click here to vote.

Randall Nygren, La Habra football, basketball and baseball, vs. Robert Refsnyder, Laguna Hills football and baseball. Click here to vote.

Who’s your pick in second-round voting for the OCVarsity fans’ choice as boys athlete of the year between La Habra’s Ronnie Hillman and Tesoro’s Preston King?

Other second-round matchups:
Morgan McIntosh, Calvary Chapel wrestling, vs. Cecil Whiteside, Newport Harbor football and track and field. Click here to vote.

Kyle Middlebrooks, Fountain Valley football and track and field, vs. Clark Evans, Los Alamitos football and basketball. Click here to vote.

Randall Nygren, La Habra football, basketball and baseball, vs. Robert Refsnyder, Laguna Hills football and baseball. Click here to vote.

Who’s your pick in second-round voting for the OCVarsity fans’ choice as boys athlete of the year between Fountain Valley’s Kyle Middlebrooks and Los Alamitos’ Clark Evans?

Other second-round matchups:
Morgan McIntosh, Calvary Chapel wrestling, vs. Cecil Whiteside, Newport Harbor football and track and field. Click here to vote.

Ronnie Hillman, La Habra football and track and field, vs. Preston King, Tesoro football. Click here to vote.

Randall Nygren, La Habra football, basketball and baseball, vs. Robert Refsnyder, Laguna Hills football and baseball. Click here to vote.

Who’s your pick in second-round voting for the OCVarsity fans’ choice as boys athlete of the year between La Habra’s Randall Nygren and Laguna Hills’ Robert Refsnyder?

Other second-round matchups:
Morgan McIntosh, Calvary Chapel wrestling, vs. Cecil Whiteside, Newport Harbor football and track and field. Click here to vote.

Ronnie Hillman, La Habra football and track and field, vs. Preston King, Tesoro football. Click here to vote.

Kyle Middlebrooks, Fountain Valley football and track and field, vs. Clark Evans, Los Alamitos football and basketball. Click here to vote.

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.

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Who’s your pick in first-round voting for the OCVarsity fans’ boys athlete of the year between Tesoro’s Robbie Picazo and Calvary Chapel’s Morgan McIntosh?

Other first-round matchups:

• Duke Delancelotti, San Clemente vs. Cecil Whiteside, Newport Harbor
• Tom Shields, Edison vs. Ronnie Hillman, La Habra
• Tyler Valdes, Dana Hills vs. Preston King, Tesoro
• Kyle Middlebrooks, Fountain Valley vs. Jacob Kaiser, El Toro
• Clark Evans, Los Alamitos vs. Daniel Jamokha, Western
• Josh Samuels, Villa Park vs. Randall Nygren, La Habra
• Robert Refsnyder, Laguna Hills vs. Tyler Matzek, Capo Valley