2020 Player Profile: Damon Dowkus – Mount Carmel @Dowkus2871 @coachmarlow02 @GOBIGRED19

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Tristan Klinefelter | July 15, 2020

Damon Dowkus 

Year: 2021 

Mount Carmel Area High School 

RB/DB 

Jersey # 29 

Ht: 5’11 Wt: 205 

Other Sports: Baseball

Awards: First team Press-Enterprise and First team News-Item 

Twitter: @Dowkus2871 

Why do you play football?

Damon: Football has always been in our family that I would like to carry on the achievements, traditions, and the legacy that preceded me.

What has been your best memory from football so far?

Damon: Last year beating Shamokin in a close game winning the coal bucket again.

Who is your favorite pro athlete and why?

Damon: Mike Trout, he has always been a guy I looked up to because He’s always working to get better.

Who is your biggest fan and why?

Damon: My mother, She is always supportive and does anything she can for me.

Is there any specific person you look up to and use as a role model?  

Damon: My father, he helps me with all my sports and helps me strive to be the best.

What is your desired major in college?

Damon: Criminal Justice

What are some team goals for this upcoming season?

Damon: To get over a hump by winning districts and eventually moving on to the state playoffs.

How has COVID-19 affected you?

Damon: It has taken away memories I can never get back, such as my junior year in baseball, the last few months with my older friends, and possibly more.

Favorite play to run?

Damon: 24 Power

What is your personal goal for this season?

Damon: To be All-State

Favorite pre-game meal?

Damon: Whatever my mom makes me on a Friday

Sports movie?

Damon: Remember the Titans, The Natural, and Rocky

Sport you’d love to play but can’t?

Damon: Rugby

Favorite activities?

Damon: Hunting, fishing, weightlifting, and working out.

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