COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALL-LEAGUE BASKETBALL : Carter, Clark, Murdent Honored

Anthony Carter of Saddleback and Keon Clark of Irvine Valley were selected Orange Empire Conference co-players of the year by the men’s basketball coaches.

Carter, a forward from Atlanta, averaged 19 points for Saddleback, which tied Riverside for the conference title. Clark, a 6-foot-11 center from Danville, Ill., tied for the conference scoring title with a 22.6-point average. He also led in rebounds (20.5) and field-goal percentage (68%).

Saddleback’s Bill Brummel was selected coach of the year.

The first team:

Frank Allen (Saddleback); Eric Ambrozich (Saddleback); Marcus Austin (Fullerton); Anthony Carter (Saddleback); Keon Clark (Irvine Valley); Nick Holt (Rancho Santiago); Ronald Kenan (Riverside); Matt Kenney (Cypress); Micah Kroeger (Saddleback); Damion Morbley (Orange Coast); Marlon Watson (Rancho Santiago) and Rodney Wills (Riverside).

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Julie Murdent of Golden West was selected the women’s Orange Empire Conference player of the year by a vote of coaches.

Murdent, a sophomore forward from Fountain Valley High, averaged 20 points and nine rebounds for Golden West, which won the conference. Golden West’s Dick Stricklin was named coach of the year.

The first team:

Jody Caruso (Cypress); Maggie Gorska (Saddleback); Melissa Hopper (Riverside); Deana Itow (Golden West); Katie Miner (Golden West); Murdent (Golden West); America Robledo (Orange Coast); Alicia Rubio (Riverside); Jamie Shine (Orange Coast); Maureen Skehan (Saddleback); Lacie Sollie (Fullerton) and Sara Works (Cypress).