Bozeman on Winning All-Star Team

Cedric Bozeman of Mater Dei and Josh Childress of Lakewood Mayfair High capped their high school basketball careers Wednesday night by participating in the McDonald’s All-American game at Cameron Indoor Stadium at Durham, N.C.

Bozeman, a 6-foot-6 guard who will attend UCLA, scored eight points, on four-of-nine shooting for the West team. Childress, a 6-6 forward who will attend Stanford, made three of six shots, two of three free throws and finished with eight points as the West team defeated the East, 131-125.

Compton Dominguez center Tyson Chandler was selected for the game but did not participate. Chandler, expected to bypass college and make himself eligible for the NBA draft, is recovering from a severely sprained ankle suffered in the regional semifinal of the state tournament.

MORE MONARCH HONORS

Bozeman and Mater Dei teammate Jamal Sampson have been selected to play in the Derby Festival Basketball Classic April 6 in Louisville, Ky.

They will face a team that includes swingman Childress and several players who competed against them during their run to the Division I state championship. Kentucky recruits Rashaad Carruth and Chuck Hayes also will play.

Carruth, from Mouth of Wilson (Va.) Oak Hill Academy, made seven three-pointers in the Warriors’ 66-55 victory over Mater Dei in late December. Hayes scored a game-high 18 points for Modesto Christian in a 57-54 Division I state championship game loss to the Monarchs this month.

ORANGE COUNTY ALL-STARS

Rosters have been set for the 36th boys’ and 24th girls’ basketball North-South All-Star Games, April 28 at Orange Coast College.

Teams will feature the county’s top seniors who attend the minimum number of practices required for participation.

Tickets for the games, presented by the Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club, are $10 for adults and $6 for students under 18; admission is good for both games. Tipoff for the girls’ game is 5 p.m., and the boys at 8

The rosters:

NORTH GIRLS--Smadar Bezalel, El Dorado; Bethany Blair, Esperanza; Brandi Davis, Sonora; Jen Farner, Rosary; Lindsey Galasso, El Modena; Lindsay Geoffroy, Los Alamitos; Kianey Givens-Davis, Troy; Laura Jacobson, Esperanza; Veronica Johns-Richardson, Troy; Jenise Karcher, Rosary; Kelly Shimizu, Villa Park; Carly Wade, El Dorado. Coach--Wayne Carlson, El Dorado.

SOUTH GIRLS--Crystal Davis, Santa Ana Valley; Miranda Emde, Marina; Nancy Hatsushi, Costa Mesa; Monique Kettler, St. Margaret’s; Kristin Lynch, Santa Margarita; Kristen Mann, Foothill; Elizabeth Mendoza, Century; Staci Morita, Irvine; Lindsay Peloza, Capistrano Valley; Kelsi Sousa, Woodbridge; Carrie Twaddell, El Toro; Kristen Von Tungeln, University. Coach--Nicole Quinn, Santa Ana Valley.

NORTH BOYS--Robert Abreu, Sonora; Evan Bull, El Dorado; Kyle Egkan, Villa Park; Tristen Gadberry, La Habra; Kelly Gurnea, Pacifica; Quinn Hawking, Anaheim; Landon Lewis, Brea Olinda; Matt MacGinnis, Villa Park; Ryan Moore, Brea Olinda; Ricky Porter, Mater Dei; Brian Rakusin, Los Alamitos; Mike Wulff, El Dorado; Coach--Bob Terry, Brea Olinda.

SOUTH BOYS--Torin Beeler, Ocean View; Chad Bigler, Foothill; Jason Garey, University; Jeff Gloger, Capistrano Valley; Matt Green, El Toro; James Hartman, San Clemente; Danny Lambert, Woodbridge; Ashkan Nazeri, El Toro; R.J. Socci, Santa Margarita; Adam Tancredi, Santa Margarita; Peter Vu, Los Amigos; Steve Whittaker, Costa Mesa; Coach--Bob Serven, Costa Mesa.

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Staff writers Ben Bolch and Martin Henderson contributed to this story.