Kickoff HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Brothers to the Bone
Daviess County’s Marquel Tinsley, left, and Joey Cambron.
DC’s Cambron, Tinsley have special bond on and off the field BY JIM PICKENS
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MESSENGER-INQUIRER
aviess County’s Joey Cambron and Marquel Tinsley may well be the most unique quarterbackto-receiver high school football combination in the commonwealth of Kentucky. They’re brothers — but it goes much deeper than that. When both were in
fifth grade, Joey’s parents, John and Connie Cambron, were awarded full custody of Marquel. Instantly, a bond was formed between the two; one that has intensified at all levels through several years of athletic, social and personal interaction. “On the field, we connect in a special way,” Cambron said. “Off the field, we have a lot of
fun, but we also argue about stupid stuff, like brothers do — we’re very competitive.” Tinsley smiled. “I can tell you, there’s never a dull time in our house — it’s active, and it’s noisy,” he said. “On the field, we’re like the same person. We know each other so well because of the all the football we’ve played together in the back yard.
It’s definitely developed into something special.” Now, Cambron and Tinsley are seniors of significance in a DCHS program that made history last fall by competing in a (Class 6-A) regional championship game for the first time. The Panthers also won the City-County Championship. “Absolutely, they’re like
brothers,” Daviess County coach Matt Brannon said. “They have a great time together — they argue a lot, but you can tell there’s a special relationship between them. They look out for each other. They want each other to do well, but, yes, they’re definitely like most brothers would be.” SEE BOND/PAGE 2