Each week throughout the season, the Howard County Times will select three Athletes of the Week. Athletes in boys basketball, girls basketball and wrestling will be honored each week. At the end of each month during the winter, a public vote will be held to select the Athlete of the Month in each sport.
Here are the three Athletes of the Week from the Dec. 16-21 week of the winter season.
Boys basketball
Griff Garner, Howard, senior, guard
Garner has been a vital piece of Howard’s six-game winning streak to begin the season. He has been the team’s leading scorer in all six games and has averaged 22.3 points in the past three. The veteran guard was efficient at the free throw line, shooting 88%. Garner also averaged 5.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.3 steals in the wins over Long Reach, Wilde Lake and Chesapeake-AA.
Girls basketball
Sara Yarnell, Hammond, senior, forward …