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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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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
Record	10-2
Points Scored	497
Scoring Average	41.4
Points Allowed	236
Defense Average	19.7
Opponents Record	69-66
Region Record	7-0
Home Record	6-1
Away Record	4-1

2022 Class 2A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
8/7/2022	PS	4	(10-2)	142	ASWA
8/23/2022	1	4	(1-0)	147	ASWA
8/30/2022	2	5	(1-1)	107	ASWA
9/6/2022	3	5	(2-1)	121	ASWA
9/13/2022	4	3	(3-1)	155	ASWA
9/20/2022	5	3	(4-1)	155	ASWA
9/27/2022	6	3	(5-1)	160	ASWA
10/4/2022	7	3	(6-1)	159	ASWA
10/11/2022	8	3	(7-1)	151	ASWA
10/18/2022	9	3	(8-1)	151	ASWA
10/25/2022	10	2	(9-1)	161	ASWA
11/1/2022	Final	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	10-2	497	236	1-1	89	66	7-0	287	94	Steven Kilcrease
G.W. Long	8-4	319	278	1-1	19	71	6-1	235	126	David Watts
Wicksburg	6-6	321	259	1-1	48	29	5-2	240	143	Josh Cox
Cottonwood	5-6	284	265	0-1	7	27	4-3	169	151	Dustin Harrison
Geneva County	3-7	205	269				2-5	150	174	Josh Thompson
Abbeville	3-7	174	306				2-5	136	205	LaBrian Stewart
Zion Chapel	3-7	129	313				2-5	72	208	Cody Keene Jr.
Samson	1-9	149	359				0-7	85	273	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 Brown	DL	Sr.	6-1	208	1st	ASWA
CJ McNabb	LB	Sr.	5-9	220	1st	ASWA
Ian Senn	DB	Jr.	6-1	160	1st	ASWA
Landon Tyler	WR	Sr.	6-2	185	1st	ASWA

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