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Ariton Football Team History


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 Home Summary Coaches Games by Year Opponents Players Rankings NFL Playoffs OT

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1928  <-- 2021 <- 2022 -> 2023 --> 2024
2022 Season Highlights
 Steven Kilcrease enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Ariton.
 The Purple Cats won the Class 2A Region 2 Championship.
 ThePurple Cats set a team record by scoring 497 points.
 
2022 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 19  vs. Dale County    60   28   W       
 Fri., Aug. 26  @ Highland Home    33   34   L       
 Fri., Sep. 2  @ Geneva County   *  43   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 9  vs. G.W. Long   *  34   18   W       
 Fri., Sep. 16  vs. Zion Chapel   *  35   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 23  @ Straughn    28   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 30  vs. Cottonwood   *  40   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 7  vs. Abbeville   *  49   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 14  @ Wicksburg   *  49   35   W       
 Fri., Oct. 21  @ Samson   *  37   21   W       
 Fri., Oct. 28  OPEN 
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 4  vs. Chickasaw    61   22   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 11  vs. Highland Home    28   44   L       2nd Round Playoffs 
 
2022 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored497
  Scoring Average41.4
  Points Allowed236
  Defense Average19.7
  Opponents Record69-66
  Region Record7-0
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record4-1
2022 Class 2A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/7/2022PS 4(10-2)142 ASWA
8/23/20221 4(1-0)147 ASWA
8/30/20222 5(1-1)107 ASWA
9/6/20223 5(2-1)121 ASWA
9/13/20224 3(3-1)155 ASWA
9/20/20225 3(4-1)155 ASWA
9/27/20226 3(5-1)160 ASWA
10/4/20227 3(6-1)159 ASWA
10/11/20228 3(7-1)151 ASWA
10/18/20229 3(8-1)151 ASWA
10/25/202210 2(9-1)161 ASWA
11/1/2022Final 2(9-1)161 ASWA
  
2022 Class 2A Region 2 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Ariton 10-24972361-189667-028794  Steven Kilcrease
G.W. Long 8-43192781-119716-1235126  David Watts
Wicksburg 6-63212591-148295-2240143  Josh Cox
Cottonwood 5-62842650-17274-3169151  Dustin Harrison
Geneva County 3-72052692-5150174  Josh Thompson
Abbeville 3-71743062-5136205  LaBrian Stewart
Zion Chapel 3-71293132-572208  Cody Keene Jr.
Samson 1-91493590-785273  Jason Wambles

2022 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Ariton Players on File.

2022 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Christian BrownDL Sr. 6-1208 1st  ASWA
 CJ McNabbLB Sr. 5-9220 1st  ASWA
 Ian SennDB Jr. 6-1160 1st  ASWA
 Landon TylerWR Sr. 6-2185 1st  ASWA



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