Cumberland County Lady Jet Dominica Beal sees life from a whole new perspective.
Beal is one of six shooting guards on the Lady Jets roster, the only senior for Cumberland County basketball next season. She averaged a career high in points and rebounds last season. Beal said she wants to improve everywhere, even when she is not on the floor.
“I think with me, it’s just being that role player,” Beal said. “Just getting that rebound or shooting that open three if need be and if I’m on the bench I’m hyping everyone up.”
Beal said there is a responsibility of being the lone senior on the team.
“It’s more like being a leader and having the younger ones look up to me,” Beal said. “Just being that role model they want me to be.”
Beal said for her, it is hard to believe she is beginning her senior year.
“It’s so surreal,” Beal said. “I can remember my freshman year looking at all the seniors and being like, they’re like, it’s gonna go by so fast, they’re saying it’s gonna go by so fast, but I’m like no it’s not, it’s not. I’ts gone by so fast; I’m really excited about it.”
Beal said she looked up to the seniors and their mentorship. Beal said as a freshman, that senior class would watch every junior varsity game. Beal started most games during her time on the junior varsity Lady Jets team.
Beal said she plans to watch every game and cheer the new junior varsity class on next season.
