Darrell Stuckey was awake but in bed at 5 a.m. inside his Lawrence home.
Struggling to get out of bed, his wife, Lacie, nudged Stuckey and reminded him, “It’s camp day.” Stuckey lunged in excitement, woke up his three children and drove 50 minutes east to Bishop Ward High School, the site of his sixth annual football camp.
It was a joyous and spirited setting Saturday morning hours before the camp began. As the sun began to rise, Stuckey arrived to the football fields of Bishop Ward to set up cones in preparation for his camp, which lasted from 9 a.