We tell you everything you need to know about the 2023 Camden County High School football team, including roster changes and what fans can expect from the Wildcats this season.
2022 Stats
- Overall Record: 8-4
- Points Scored: 358
- Points Allowed: 222
Key Losses
Camden County will miss one of the team’s biggest sparkplugs on and off the field in Jake Lindsey. The former safety is off to continue his football career at West Point with Army.
Other Wildcats who are moving on to play college football include Ian Pederson, who was a TE/MLB for Jeff Herron’s team. Pederson is now at Kennesaw State University. CB/WR Tyre Young signed with Troy University, while WR/CB Quan Floyd is attending Georgia Military University. Other key players not returning include OT Gavin Wright, DL Khristian Dallas, TE Cam Chandler, and WR Saige Roche.
Who’s Back
Coach Herron has a ton of experience returning to the 2023 Wildcats, including a number of seniors. That group includes offensive starters QB Mason Robinson, FB Jaden Dailey, C Caden Thompson, and G Zack Owens, along with two-way starters Ja’Marley Riddle and Shamarion Gibbs, who each will play DB/RB again this season. Junior guard Cazio Rosso also returns to the offensive line.
On defense, senior DEs Denigal Cooper and Dylan Higginbotham return. As far as the special teams is concerned, two aces of that unit are back, and Herron had high praise for both players. He called senior Wyatt Rubinhoff “as good a long snapper as I have ever seen.” Senior five-star kicker Gabe Caison connected on 9 of 11 FGs last season, along with 42 of 44 PATs. His long was 44 yards, so it’s no surprise to hear Herron say, “If we got to the 40-yard line, we were comfortable with sending him in.”
What to Expect
Jeff Herron is a winner. He led his Wildcats to the #2 seed and a 3-1 record in the tough Region 1-7A last season, and an overall 8-4 record. With most of his team back this year, you can expect an even better season from Camden County. The majority of the offensive and defensive starters are back, and with one of the best special team units in the state, Camden will be a contender for the region title, even in a region with the Colquitt County Packers. Finding a replacement for safety Jake Lindsey could be the key to just how far Camden County advances this year.
Prediction
I like this Camden County football team to finish with a 10-win season in 2023. So give me Camden and a 10-3 record.
Game to Watch
The matchup against region foe Colquitt County will be a great test for Camden.
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