MoCo360 Sports Shining Stars of the Week: Jan. 4

Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Bullis and Good Counsel athletes spotlighted in varsity co-ed wrestling, girls basketball

January 4, 2024 7:30 p.m.

Every week, MoCo360 selects top athletes from Montgomery County public and private schools to highlight as Shining Stars. 

Here are the standouts from the week of Jan. 4:

Varsity Girls Basketball

Bullis junior Meghan Yarnevich earned a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds in the Bulldogs 71-43 victory over the Cannon Cougars of Concord, North Carolina on Dec. 30 during the Tampa Bay Christmas Invitational in Tampa Bay, Florida.

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Megan Yarnevich of Bullis. Credit: Freed Photography

Yarnevich also collected two assists, steals and blocks for the Potomac-based team. Next up for Bullis is a 5:45 p.m. matchup Jan. 4 against the 4-1 Sidwell Friends Quakers of Washington, D.C.

Talayah Walker of Good Counsel helped lead the way for the Olney school’s tightly contested 69-66 win against the Bishop Ireton Cardinals of Alexandria on Tuesday.

Talayah Walker of Good Counsel. Credit: Benjamin Brown

Walker, a senior, scored 22 points including nine of 10 shooting from the free throw line. Additionally, Walker dished out four assists, gathered one steal and made one block. Next up for the 7-5 Falcons is a 6 p.m. Jan. 9 clash against the Elizabeth Seton Roadrunners of Bladensburg in Prince George’s County.  

Varsity Co-Ed Wrestling

Seth Weaver, a senior at Bethesda-Chevy Chase, collected a six-point team win on Wednesday during BCC’s 45 to 20 victory against the Churchill Bulldogs of Potomac.

Seth Weaver of Bethesda-Chevy Chase takes an opponent to the mat Jan. 3. Credit: Meg McKinley

Weaver, who has committed to Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, earned an 8-0 record at the Jefferson Duals in West Virginia. Weaver has wrestled in three different weight classes and now has a 13-0 record for the season.

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