Limited to special teams and the scout team for three seasons, Antioch’s Odin Dams could have concluded the same would be in store for him as a senior.
But that’s not what Dams had envisioned for himself all along, and he did something about it.
“There were times that it upset me that I wasn’t one of the main guys out there,” he said. “I tried to stay dedicated to it and always thought that if I put in my best effort, I’d eventually get there.”
Indeed, Dams has been a defensive starter since practice began in the preseason, and the 6-foot-2, 195-pound lineman has played at an extremely high level in what may be the playoff-bound Sequoits’ most effective position group.
Dams has also shown versatility. Earlier in the season, he played more at defensive end, but recently he has settled i

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