By Lucia Pino – Staff Reporter 

Jonathan Law girls basketball is off to a strong start this season led by the team’s four captains. 

The girls basketball team is off to a 4-1 start. The four captains for this year’s team are senior Shelby Green, senior Jenna Wasserman, senior Mariyah Reid, and junior Sabrina Lawless. 

“My goal as captain is to be a source of encouragement for the other players on the team,” Wasserman said. “I want to keep the environment as one where they feel like they are being pushed to be the best version of themselves, but also come to me with anything that they need” 

The girls play a leadership role on the team as they are looking to have the best season possible. The captains have high expectations this year as they are looking to go far. 

“As a team we want to win the division,” Green said. “That is our first major goal because there are no banners in the school gym that have girls basketball written on it. We also want to finish each quarter of the season by having a winning record.” 

So far the team is on track to succeeding in these goals as they have been consistently winning. One of these wins was against their hometown rival, Foran High School. 

“One of our main accomplishments so far this season was beating Foran,” Reid said. “Many people doubted us this year and believed that Foran would beat us, but we proved them wrong.” 

After winter break, the girls had to pause their season due to COVID-19. They returned to practice on January 7.

“My worry is the season will get cut short or we will have to go on pause again due to COVID,” Green said. That’s the worst that could happen because we will have to stop playing the sport that we all love.” 

The team is playing it safe as they follow the COVID rules and continue to wear masks when required. 

“Knowing our season could stop very quickly, even for two weeks like it did, is dreadful,” Lawless said. “Everyone knows health is a top priority so we are making smart decisions in order to keep our season running smoothly.” 

The girls plan to keep a positive attitude as they move deeper into the season. The captains do their best to motivate the rest of the players to play with a purpose while enjoying the sport at the same time. 

“Being able to love the sport and be happy coming to practice everyday is going to push you to get better and play harder,” Lawless said. “Every morning on game day I like to send a short message to our team group chat to motivate everyone for the upcoming game. This is the kind of impact I want to make on the team.” 

The basketball team is forming relationships with one another and creating an unbreakable bond. The captains create a productive atmosphere in order to have fun, play hard, and win. 

“I want to make sure everyone feels included and a part of the family,” Green said. “We are looking to have the best season possible.”