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Ariton Purple Cats
Ariton High School

P.O. Box 750 Ariton, AL 36311
Stadium: Robert F. Zumstien Stadium
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: Steven Kilcrease
Region: 2A-R2
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Team History on AHSFHS.org
Coach Steven Kilcrease    
Coach Doug Vickery Jr.    
Coach Dick Chastain    
Coach Julius Head    
 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1928  (#1)
  1969 - First 10-0 regular season.
  1969 - First playoff appearance.
  1978 - First region championship.
  1981 - First playoff win.
  1981 - First 12 win season.
 
Championships
State Playoff Championships
None
State Mythical Championships
None
Region Championships
  1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998
2017, 2019, 2022
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 384-293-1
 Winning Pct. 57%
 State Playoff Titles 0
 State Mythical Titles 0
 Region/Area Titles 18
 Region/Area Record 166-93
 All State Players (#3)64
 NFL Players (#4)0
 Weeks Ranked #1 14
 Home Record 201-126-0
 Away Record 176-150-0
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 67
 Winning Seasons (#2) 40
 Losing Seasons (#2)22
 Most Wins in A Season 12 (1983)
 Most Losses in A Season 9 (2014)
 10 Win Seasons 14
 Most Points Scored in a Game 67 (9/30/2005)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 497 (2022)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 78 ()
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 411 (2014)
 Largest Margin of Victory 62 (10/3/2008)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 78 ()
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 103 (9/6/2019)
 Last Shutout 10/18/2024
 Last Time Shutout 10/5/2018
 Shutouts All-Time 103
 Been Shutout All-Time 85
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 12 (8/26/1983-11/18/1983)
 Longest Losing 9 (8/30/2013-10/24/2013)
 
Playoff Records
 Overall Record 27-37
 Appearances 37
 1st Round 18-18
 2nd Round 9-10
 3rd Round 0-7
 Semi-Finals 0-2
 Finals 0-0
 
Enrollment History
 Year  Students  (Rank) 
 2026-27 197 (256)
 2024-25 198 (280)
 2022-23 206 (275)
 2020-21 187 (293)
 2018-19 174 (304)
 2016-17 155 (322)
 2014-15 166 (310)
 2012-13 156 (318)
 2010-11 150 (322)
 2008-09 138 (328)
 2006-07 118 (345)
 2004-05 123 (339)
 2002-03 107 (351)
 2000-01 114 (346)
 1998-99 135 (312)
 1996-97 118 (329)
 1994-95 112 (337)
 1990-91 117 (337)
 1988-89 103 (359)
 1986-87 115 (357)
 1984-85 115 (361)
  
2026 Season Preview

       A look at the Ariton Purple Cats football team as they prepare for the upcoming season.
Ariton Purple Cats  Season Preview
Next Game
 9/11/2026 (Fri)
vs. Houston County
in a Region Game.
Last Time: Ariton won 56-14 in 2025.
All-Time:
  vs. Houston County 13-5-0 72.2% 
 
2026 Season
 8/21  vs. Blountstown FL    14   49   L  
 8/28  @ Wicksburg    26   12   W  
 9/4  @ Zion Chapel   *  45   14   W  
 9/11  vs. Houston County   *          
 9/18  @ G.W. Long   *          
 9/25  vs. Dale County            
 10/2  @ Cottonwood   *          
 10/9  vs. Goshen   *          
 10/16  @ Highland Home   *          
 10/23  vs. Geneva County   *          
 10/30   OPEN 
 
2026 Season Totals
  Record2-1
  Scoring85-75
  Region Record1-0
  Home Record0-1
  Away Record2-0
 
2026 Region 2 Standings
  Ariton 2-11-0
  Cottonwood 3-01-0
  G.W. Long 2-11-0
  Geneva County 1-21-0
  Goshen 0-30-1
  Highland Home 0-20-1
  Houston County 0-30-1
  Zion Chapel 0-30-1
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Ariton & G.W. Long have played 59 games.
Ariton has won 32 games.
G.W. Long has won 27 games.
with 0 tie games.
 
Record Against Ranked Teams (since 1984)
 Total 20-56
 Regular Season 16-38
 Playoffs 4-18
 Lower Class 0-2
 Same Class 14-56
 Higher Class 6-8
 1A 4-25
 2A 14-29
 3A 2-1
 4A 0-1
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 4-54
 10 or more 157-78
 20 or more  152-43
 30 or more 123-9
 40 or more 73-1
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 64-1
 10 or more 97-131
 20 or more 50-119
 30 or more 11-86
 40 or more 5-49
 
Border Wars
 vs. Florida 1 - 1 - 0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  49-24
 2010-19  52-58
 2000-09  60-50
 1990-99 70-44
 1980-89 79-34
 1970-79 50-50
 1960-69 19-16
 1950-59 0-0
 
Ariton Purple Cats Sports Apparel
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NOTES:
(1) If 'First Year' is unknown we assume a year based upon research.
(2) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 5 games.
(3) All State players counted for the all state teams we have in our database. We must have an entire team for the appropriate classification to make additions to the teams. Only ASWA teams are recognized after 1982.
(4) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

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