Andrew Shaw plays a position that requires a great deal of mental fortitude to go with physical strength.

What keeps his motor running?

When Oswego’s senior defensive tackle gets tired, a glance to the sidelines gets him reset.

“I look over to the sidelines and see teammates that could come up and play my position,” Shaw said. “As a senior, I have to set the tone and be an example because previous people have done it for me. Realizing that it is my turn, I cannot show weakness. I just have to keep doing my job.”

That job does not often receive the benefit of gaudy statistical numbers or glamour.

Shaw’s work is the grind, absorbing blocks in the middle of Oswego’s defense to make it go.

He rarely leaves the field.

Shaw, in his second season at Oswego after transferring from Plainfi

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