Topic: Football
Campbell County vs. Highlands
Highlands High School
Fort Thomas, KY
September 5, 2025
© 2025 by Ron Harrison
Highland had too many offensive weapons tonight and defeated an injury plagued Campbell County squad by the score of 55-13. Highland recorded 28 first downs and 559 yards of total offense. The Bluebirds were penalized nine times for 110 yards. Campbell County recorded 12 first downs and 264 yards of total offense. The Camels were penalized once for 10 yards, lost two fumbles, and had a pass intercepted.
Colt Kremer led Highland’s ground game with 59 yards and a touchdown on two carries. Rio Litmer carried the ball six times for 52 yards and a touchdown. Bryce Armstrong recorded 26 yards and a touchdown on three carries. Gabe Williams chipped in with 19 yards and a touchdown on four carries. Kendell Fennell also scored on a one yard run. Rio Litmer completed 24 of 29 passes for 312 yards and two touchdowns. Bryce Armstrong completed four of seven passes for 64 yards and a touchdown. Gabe Williams caught four passes for 59 yards. Colt Kremer added three receptions for 50 yards. Ian Garrahan recorded two catches for 46 yards and a touchdown. Tayden Lorenzen caught four passes for 41 yards. Cale Harris caught two passes for 38 yards. Simon Quinton added a 30 yard touchdown reception. Peyton Klosterman recorded three catches for 29 yards. Mikey Abner added two receptions and a touchdown. Isaac Niemann led the defense with four solo and two assisted tackles. Brady Carnohan added three solo and one assisted tackles. Griffin Benke recorded three solo tackles. Jimi Cox and Sam Feldbrugge each recovered a fumble and Gabe Williams recovered a fumble he returned 36 yards.
Lucas Anthrop led Campbell County’s ground game with 49 yards on 14 carries. Trevor Bertram carried the ball six times for 20 yards. Cooper Lairson recorded 19 yards on four carries. Lucas Anthrop completed six of 11 passes for 129 yards and two touchdowns. Xander Guy completed six of 10 passes for 43 yards with one interception. Ayden Earls caught five passes for 97 yards and one touchdown. Cade Anthrop added three receptions for 49 yards and a touchdown. Elijah Depperschmidt led the defense with 10 solo and six assisted tackles. Clayton Neuspickel added four solo and three assisted tackles. Elliott Eaton recorded four solo tackles. Trevor Bertram chipped in with one solo and four assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
Campbell County | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Highlands | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 55 |
HIGHLAN | - | Gabe Williams 1 yard run (Kai Anderson kick fails) |
CAMPBEL | - | Ayden Earls 54 yard pass from Lucas Anthrop (Blake Minor kick) |
HIGHLAN | - | Mikey Abner 9 yard pass from Rio Litmer (Tayden Lorenzen run) |
HIGHLAN | - | Ian Garrahan 38 yard pass from Rio Litmer (Kai Anderson kick) |
HIGHLAN | - | Rio Litmer 9 yard run (Kai Anderson kick fails) |
CAMPBEL | - | Cade Anthrop 36 yard pass from Lucas Anthrop (Blake Minor kick fails) |
HIGHLAN | - | Colt Kremer 52 yard run (Kai Anderson kick) |
HIGHLAN | - | Kendell Fennell 1 yard run (Kai Anderson kick) |
HIGHLAN | - | Quinton Simon 30 yard pass from Bryce Armstrong (Kai Anderson kick) |
HIGHLAN | - | Bryce Armstrong 19 yard run (Kai Anderson kivk) |
Selected Statistics
Campbell County | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Lucas Anthrop | 14 | 49 | 3.5 | **** |
Trevor Bertram | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | **** |
Cooper Lairson | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | **** |
Xander Guy | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | **** |
Ayden Earls | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | **** |
Elijah Depperschmidt | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Lucas Anthrop | 11-6-0 | 129 | 2 | **** |
Xander Guy | 10-6-1 | 43 | 0 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Ayden Earls | 5 | 97 | 1 | **** |
Cade Anthrop | 3 | 49 | 1 | **** |
Alexander Pretot | 1 | 11 | 0 | **** |
Cooper Lairson | 1 | 9 | 0 | **** |
Trevor Bertram | 1 | 7 | 0 | **** |
Tyler Schmitt | 1 | -1 | 0 | **** |
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Highlands | ||||
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Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
Colt Kremer | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | **** |
Rio Litmer | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | **** |
Bryce Armstrong | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | **** |
Aidan Duncan | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | **** |
Gabe Williams | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | **** |
Tayden Lorenzen | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | **** |
Isaac Niemann | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | **** |
Kendell Fennell | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | **** |
Peyton Klosterman | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | **** |
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Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
Rio Litmer | 29-24-0 | 312 | 2 | **** |
Bryce Armstrong | 7-4-0 | 64 | 1 | **** |
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Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
Gabe Williams | 4 | 59 | 0 | **** |
Colt Kremer | 3 | 50 | 0 | **** |
Ian Garrahan | 2 | 46 | 1 | **** |
Tayden Lorenzen | 4 | 41 | 0 | **** |
Cale Harris | 2 | 38 | 0 | **** |
Quinton Simon | 1 | 30 | 1 | **** |
Peyton Klosterman | 3 | 28 | 0 | **** |
Sam Feldbrugge | 2 | 19 | 0 | **** |
Mikey Abner | 2 | 18 | 1 | **** |
Colin Davis | 1 | 15 | 0 | **** |
Kendell Fennell | 1 | 13 | 0 | **** |
Chase Jacob | 2 | 9 | 0 | **** |
Dom Listerman | 1 | 9 | 0 | **** |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the respective teams for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's games.
Please feel free to send your comments and questions concerning the event, teams, or players to me at prepgridiron@yahoo.com.
Ron Harrison’s reports on this and other football events appear on https://www.angelfire.com/ky2/prepgridiron.