By Nick Ferrara – Staff Reporter

Senior captain Jess Centore had a strong finish to her last girls basketball season.

Centore started playing basketball prior to high school, and began playing for Law her freshman year. Her skill quickly caught the eye of the coaches and Centore began to start on varsity towards the end of her freshman year.

Centore earned All-SCC honors as a junior and repeated that feat this season.

“Jess has impacted the team by stepping up when we needed it the most and scoring,” senior captain Kailee Frank said. “Her leadership shows through her captain’s position by making sure underclassmen take practices seriously and pre-game warmups seriously so we have enough focus to win.”

Centore has also shown great leadership as a captain of the team the past two years.

“The captain position gave me more skills because I learned that underclassmen are always watching what us captains are doing, and there are always eyes on you,” Centore said. “This forces me to try and be the best version of myself at all times.”

She helps out all the underclassmen, especially the freshmen, and works non-stop at making them better each practice.

“I’ve learned to take charge and the four of us (captains) learned to be serious when we have to be,” Centore said. “We know when and how to get everyone else to focus.”

With the help of Centore, the girls made SCCs and states each of the last two seasons. This year, they advanced to the second round of the SCC Tournament.

“Jess is always supportive and always tries her best to help us if we are having trouble,” senior captain Laura Dulin said. “She is fast so it’s so easy to find her and her jump shot is really good so we can always rely on her to score if we need points.”

Senior manager Seamus O’Reilly said that he will miss Centore’s work ethic and dedication to improving her game.

“I’ve seen her training pay off so well, she works harder than anyone else,” O’Reilly said. “She went into basketball freshman year with low expectations of herself and was really just an athlete, but with so much hard work she is now a two-time All-SCC basketball player.”