Ally Sentnor. (Dave Arnold/New England Soccer Journal)
Ally Sentnor (Hanson, Mass.) is no stranger to playing up.
The forward started as an eighth-grader at Thayer Academy, then has long faced bigger and stronger players while playing club for South Shore Select. She also trains with Boston Bolts teams in the boys' Development Academy.
Now, an even bigger jump up awaits the Hanson, Mass., native during a Feb. 18-27 trip to England for a pair of U-18 national team friendlies against the Three Lions. Head coach Tracey Kevins has called in 20 players for the first camp of 2019, which is mostly comprised of 2002-born players.