Basketball Recap: Bullis Extends Winning Streak to Nine

Bulldogs

Previous Games

02/10/25 vs Sidwell Friends	61-52
02/06/25 vs Georgetown Day	91-62
02/05/25 @ Connelly School of the Holy Child	74-31
02/04/25 @ St. Andrew's Episcopal	71-22
01/30/25 vs Maret	76-51
+ 4 more games

Bullis is ranked highly in their home state and on Monday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Sidwell Friends. The Bullis Bulldogs walked away with a 61-52 win over the Sidwell Friends Quakers. Winning may never get old, but the Bulldogs sure are getting used to it with their ninth in a row.

Bullis' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ivanna Manyacka, who dropped a double-double with 27 points and 22 rebounds. Manyacka has become a key player for Bullis: the team is 17-4 when she posts at least eight boards, but 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Meghan Yarnevich, who almost dropped a double-double with 17 points and nine rebounds.

Bullis was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sidwell Friends only racked up seven assists.

Sidwell Friends' loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Autumn Fleary, who posted 17 points and six boards. Fleary's evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Genesis Schneeberg, who went 5-for-8 on her way to 12 points and seven rebounds.

Bullis pushed their record up to 18-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.6 points over those games. As for Sidwell Friends, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 19-3.

Bullis didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 87-61 victory against Potomac School on the 13th. As for Sidwell Friends, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 67-34 win against Georgetown Visitation Prep on the 13th.