ALL-COUNTY BOYS’ BASKETBALL TEAM : Saddleback Packs One-Two Punch : Dottin and Marshall Among 10 Who Stand a Notch Above

Saddleback High School’s one-two punch of center Malru Dottin and guard Craig Marshall head the list of selections for the 15th Times’ All-Orange County boys’ basketball team.

Saddleback was the county’s top-ranked team most of the season and rode a 22-game winning streak into the Southern Section’s 5-AA division championship game before losing to Long Beach Millikan, 62-59, in overtime.

Saddleback compiled a 51-8 record over the past two seasons with Dottin and Marshall in the lineup, including two victories over Mater Dei in tournament championship games this season.

Dottin, a 6-foot-7 center, was a force inside while Marshall, a versatile athlete, was the team’s defensive specialist. Saddleback was the only school with two players selected to the 10-man team.

The team was selected from ballots submitted by coaches in the county. Players were chosen regardless of position. The players will be honored by The Times April 2 at 9 a.m. at the Anaheim Hilton Hotel and Towers.

Guest speaker will be George Yardley, who started his basketball career at Newport Harbor High and later became the first player to score more than 2,000 points in an National Basketball Assn. season.

The team also features La Quinta’s high-scoring forward, Scott Campbell, and Capistrano Valley’s gifted junior, Scott McCorkle.

McCorkle, generally considered the most talented player in the county, led Capistrano Valley to its first Southern Section 5-A division championship. Capistrano Valley was a 4-A division runner-up with McCorkle in the lineup as a sophomore.

Campbell scored 53 points against Bolsa Grande, the fourth-highest single-game mark in county history. He had a remarkable stretch in which he scored 30 or more points in eight consecutive games.

Trabuco Hills center Rick Swanwick is the tallest player on the team. Swanwick shed 60 pounds for his senior season and led Trabuco Hills to the State Division III boys championship game in the school’s fourth year of existence.

Mustapha Abdi of Savanna joins former county stars Wayne Carlander of Ocean View, Jamal Garner of Huntington Beach and Tom Lewis of Mater Dei as the only sophomore selections in the history of the team.

There are no repeat selections from last year’s team with McCorkle and Abdi the only underclassmen selected. The players will receive certificates and a gold plaque for their achievements.

Irvine guard Bryan Allred, Estancia guard Mike Curtis, Ocean View center Todd Norman and Mater Dei guard Dylan Rigdon round out the team.

ALL-COUNTY DATA MUSTAPHA ABDI Savanna 6-3 Forward, Sophomore

Abdi averaged 17.7 points and 11.2 rebounds in leading Savanna to the Orange League title. He was the unanimous selection as the league’s most valuable player. He blossomed in postseason, scoring 63 points and shooting 78% from the field in two games.

BRYAN ALLRED Irvine 6-1 Guard, Senior

Allred averaged 16.5 points to lead Irvine into the Southern Section 5-A championship game. He was among the county’s top three-point shooters (59 for 118) and had his best game in the sectional semifinals, scoring 22 points in a 67-60 upset of Pasadena.

SCOTT CAMPBELL La Quinta 6-4 Forward, Senior

Campbell led the county in scoring, averaging 28.9 points, and in three-point shooting, hitting 64 of 102 attempts. He had eight consecutive games in which he scored 30 or more points and had a single-game high of 53, fourth best in county history.

MIKE CURTIS Estancia 6-1 Guard, Senior

Curtis averaged 22.4 points and scored in double figures in every game. He was named to the all-tournament teams at the Garden Grove, La Quinta and Coast Christmas tournaments. Curtis averaged 55% on three-point shots, among the best in the county.

MALRU DOTTIN Saddleback 6-7 Center, Senior

Dottin averaged 16.8 points and 9.4 rebounds in leading Saddleback into the Southern Section 5-AA championship game. He had at least 10 rebounds in 15 games during a 22-game winning streak. His brother, Gylan, was an all-county choice last year.

CRAIG MARSHALL Saddleback 6-2 Guard, Senior

Marshall averaged 14.3 points and 7.5 rebounds and probably was the county’s best defensive player. He had 21 points in the section semifinals against Lakewood and earned all-tournament honors at the Newport-Mesa, Irvine and Orange tournaments.

SCOTT McCORKLE Capistrano Valley 6-5 Forward, Junior

McCorkle averaged 24.1 points and shot 57% from the field to lead Capistrano Valley to its first Southern Section 5-A title. He also shot 80% from the line and set the scoring record in the Tournament of Champions with 130 points in four games.

TODD NORMAN Ocean View 6-7 Center, Senior

Norman averaged 18.5 points and 9.5 rebounds and shot 60% from the field. He was named the MVP of the Sunset League. He had a 34-point, 18-rebound performance against St. Paul. Norman will attend Notre Dame on a football scholarship.

DYLAN RIGDON Mater Dei 6-0 Guard, Senior

Rigdon averaged 19.3 points and was the county’s best free throw shooter, hitting 185 of 212 attempts despite a sore back most of the year. He was the captain for two years in which the Monarchs were 46-12. Rigdon has signed with UC Irvine.

RICK SWANWICK Trabuco Hills 6-10 Center, Senior

Swanwick averaged 20.3 points and 13.5 rebounds. In the State Division III championship game, he scored all 25 of Trabuco Hills’ second-half points in a 62-61 loss to Central Valley. He was the MVP in the Pacific Coast League.