By: Michael Spiers

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The 2025 Camden County Wildcats season was a rollercoaster ride that started hot, hit some bumps in region play, and finished strong with a big win on the road.

Coach Travis Roland’s squad showed plenty of heart, grit, and flashes of the old Wildcat magic, closing the regular season with a 6-4 record and a lot to build on for the future.

The Wildcats came out firing in August, outlasting Brunswick 44-35 in the Frank Smith Classic.

Quarterback Will Jackson made an instant impact with five touchdown passes in his Camden debut, while running back Antwan Williams pounded out 158 yards on the ground. It was the perfect tone setter for what looked like another big year.

Week two was the David “D.C.” Coleman Show. The junior speedster returned two kickoffs for touchdowns, one 91 yards and another 97, as Camden blasted East Lake from Florida 57 to 33.

Jackson threw two more scores, and the Wildcats’ offense piled up nearly 500 yards. Coach Roland called Coleman special, and fans in Kingsland were already nodding in agreement.

Camden stayed red hot in week three, handling West Broward 32 to 13.

The defense completely shut down the run, holding the Bobcats to minus two rushing yards. Jackson tossed two touchdowns, ran for another, and special teams chipped in again when Trent Hamilton housed an 80-yard kickoff return.

By week four, the Wildcats were in full throttle mode. On Senior Night against Ribault, Camden fell behind early but then rolled to a 56 to 13 win.

Coach Roland broke out the Rhino package, a power formation that sparked a 49-point outburst. Coleman scored three different ways, and Dailey added two rushing touchdowns.

At 4-0, Camden hit the bye week averaging over 44 points per game.

Homecoming was next, and the Wildcats sent Royal Palm Beach back to Florida with a 37 to 20 loss. Jackson opened the game with a 40-yard run followed by a 39-yard touchdown pass to Sean Green, and the rout was on.

Coleman scored twice, the defense racked up six sacks, and Camden moved to 5 and 0 for the second straight season.

Then came Region 1 6A play, and the road got a lot rougher.

Camden dropped three straight to Valdosta, Richmond Hill, and Lowndes, all ranked opponents.

Valdosta racked up over 600 yards in a 63 to 19 loss, but the Wildcats bounced back the next week with a strong defensive showing at Richmond Hill, losing a close one 24 to 20 despite 285 passing yards and two touchdowns from Jackson.

Against Lowndes, Camden again fought hard, cutting a 21 to 0 deficit to 21 to 14 before the Vikings pulled away late.

Colquitt County was next, and the Packers once again proved why they’re one of the state’s top programs, beating Camden 45 to 28. Jackson accounted for all three Wildcat touchdowns, but the defense couldn’t slow down Colquitt’s ground game.

It was a tough stretch, but Roland’s team kept battling every week.

Then came a chance to finish on a high note at Tift County, and Camden took full advantage. The Wildcats capped the regular season with a convincing 35 to 17 win.

Jackson threw for 212 yards and two scores, Williams rushed for 141 yards, and Coleman added another touchdown to his growing highlight reel.

The defense came up big too, forcing three turnovers and holding the Blue Devils to just 10 points after halftime. It was the fast, physical, and disciplined kind of performance Roland had been pushing for all season.

Jackson finished the year with more than 1,500 passing yards and over 20 total touchdowns. Coleman proved to be the ultimate playmaker, scoring in just about every way possible.

Green was a steady deep threat, while Williams and Dailey powered one of the most dangerous backfields in Georgia.

The final record might not jump off the page, but this Camden County team showed resilience, toughness, and a lot of promise.

The Wildcats started strong, stumbled in the middle, and finished the right way, with a road win and renewed confidence.

As Coach Roland said more than once this fall, “Winning is hard to do, and you’ve got to enjoy your wins when you get them.”