Checking in at 5-foot-10 and 180 pounds, Oswego’s Teddy Manikas doesn’t stand out in the crowd when his team takes the field. But just wait until the game begins.

It’s early in the regular season, but it seems fitting that Manikas, a senior receiver in his third year on the varsity for the Panthers, is sporting a new jersey. He’s switched from No. 11 to No. 1.

What’s the best thing about him, according to junior quarterback Drew Kleinhans ?

“He’ll get open,” Kleinhans said while heaping praise upon Manikas. “They might double team him, but he’s gonna get open. He’s a dog. He’ll find ways to make a play.

“We throw a little screen out there and he’s covered. He’ll make a play. I know in big situations, he’s going to be there, so that’s where the ball is gonna go in critical situation

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