There is no better ambassador for Mishawaka High athletics than Kamdon Putz.

"I've been involved in sports since I was four years old, so I basically grew up with a ball in my hand," recalled Putz. "However, I really started taking football seriously when (former Mishawaka teacher and assistant football coach) Gregg Smith introduced me and my best friend (junior quarterback) Landon Snyder to be ball boys for the (Mishawaka) high school team when we were in the fourth grade."

From that point on, the 5-foot-11, 185-pound senior standout has breathed, eaten, and slept not only Cavemen football, but basketball and baseball as well.

"I feel my greatest aspect of my athletic abilities is my leadership and knowing the game," explained Putz, who is a member of the National Honor Society with a

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