OC Top 5 – Athlete of The Year (Boys)

1 Kevonte Martin-Manley (Brother Rice) – Best wide receiver and shooting guard in the county, possibly best football-basketball combo special in the state outside of Shawn Conway

2 Ray McCallum (DCD) – even though "Big Play Ray" only played one sport, he played it so well he deserves his second-place nod without question.

3 Tyler Scarlett (Clarkston) – I simply run out of superlatives when I talk about this kid! SUPER ATHLETE, SUPER LEADER, SUPER STUDENT (Michigan Tech lucked out when GVSU inexplicably decided to pass up giving him the spot on its roster in mid-January……I love the me some Lakers Football, but Burney has only one thing to say to that……BIG MISTAKE

4 Mitch Kozlowski (MH Lamphere) – As Tina Turner once said, THA KOZ MAN is SIMPLY THE BEST! I can't decide if my main man, Mitch, is a better wide receiver, point-guard, or centerfielder? What do u guys think?

5 a. Allen Robinson (OL St. Mary's) – Its going to be flat out scary to see my man, "Al B Sure" tearing it up on the football field and bball court next year…..will go head-to-head with Shawn Conway for the county's best two-sport stud in 2011!

b. Jake Duzey (Troy Athens) – definition of a beast whether on the gridiron or in the paint. Burney's sad the Duzey didn't come out for the baseball team this spring. I loved watching him swing the bat last year.

c.  Shawn Conway (Seaholm) – should realistically be much higher on this list this year and is the front-runner for Burney's No. 1 Athlete of The Year next year!

OC Top 5 – Athlete of The Year (Girls)

1 Lauren Robak (WOLL) – STATE TITLE…..enough said

2 Jenna Bachrouche (North Farmington) – Hoop Queen and a jewel on the soccer field too!

3 Jordan Wheatley (Troy) – A true warrior!

4 Krista Hakola (WL Central) – WORKHORSE with a capital W.O.R.K.H.O.R.S.E!!!

5 Madison Williams (DCD) – the likes of this superbly-talented and graceful post-presence will be dearly missed next bball season when THA OC's very own, "BIG CLASSY" is doing her THANG in THA EL!