The Camels are looking to straighten the ship and escape what’s been a period of growing pains. After going 1-10 in head coach Brian Weinrich’s debut season back in 2021, Campbell County rebounded with a 4-7 campaign. The subsequent years saw records of 3-8 and 2-9, and the Camels are searching for the first season with more than five wins since 2018 (when they went 6-5). Not to mention their Class 6A Playoff win drought that goes back to 2017.

However, Campbell County’s senior leadership is ready to buck the trend. Senior quarterback Lucas Anthrop will guide the offense alongside senior tailback Trevor Bertram. Anthrop finished last year with 1,229 passing yards and 11 TDs in 10 games, adding 481 yards and five scores on the ground—good for the second-most on Campbell County. Bertram led the ground attack with 496 yards and six touchdowns.

Despite retaining Anthrop and Bertram, the Camels still lost a good bit of offensive firepower, particularly with their aerial options. Garyn Jackson, who led the team with seven TD catches and 614 receiving yards in 2024, has since graduated, as have Xavier Fancher (338 yards and two TDs) and Carson Clark (303 yards and four TDs).

Defensively, the Camels return senior Elijah Depperschmidt, who finished last season with 78 total tackles—43 solo and 35 assisted—as well as 11 TFLs and two sacks, all of which were team-highs. But beyond Depperschmidt, Campbell County’s younger faces will be called to step up. The next eight players with the most tackles graduated, leaving the door open for someone like junior Elliott Eaton to capitalize on his 17 tackles, or senior Zach Butke, who pitched in 16 himself.  

Campbell County begins the year with a home game against Scott (Friday at 7pm). Scott was one of the Camels’ two wins last year after falling 63-27 in the season-opener. Per KHSAA, the Eagles haven’t beaten Campbell County since 2002 (38-13).