Tharptown Wildcats
Head Coach: Brian White (second season) Career Record: 2 seasons, (8-14) At Tharptown: one season, (1-9) Stadium: Tharptown Stadium 2026 Enrollment:  192 Rank:  265th in the AHSAA, 1st in Class Ind

History

Overall Record:   42-152   (22.0%) Last 25 years:   42-152   (22.0%)  (Rank: 377th in the AHSAA, 2nd in Class Ind) Since 2010:   31-127  (19.6%)  (Rank: 378th in the AHSAA, 2nd in Class Ind) Last Playoff Appearance:   Never qualified Last Region Championship:   Never Last Winning Season:   2013 Last Losing Season:   2025

2025

Class:  2A              Region:   8 Record:  1-9 Region Record:   0-5, (sixth) Playoff Record:   Did not qualify. Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked Scoring:  106 (10.6) Defense:  487 (48.7)

2026

Class: Ind              Region:   0 Strength of Schedule: 16-64 (49%) (225th in the AHSAA, 3rd in Class Ind) Region Strength:  0-0 (52%) Non-Region Strength:  16-64 (41%)

2025 Results   8/22   vs. Danville  (4A)   0-59   L    8/29   @ Waterloo  (1A)   8-24   L    9/5   @ Belgreen  (Ind)   0-35   L    9/12    OPEN    9/19   vs. Decatur Heritage Christian  (2A)  *  26-49   L    9/26   vs. Vina  (1A)   40-12   W    10/3   vs. Tanner  (2A)  *  6-63   L    10/10   @ Red Bay  (2A)  *  0-53   L    10/17   @ Winston County  (2A)  *  6-77   L    10/24   vs. Lexington  (2A)  *  6-69   L    10/30   vs. Phillips Bear Creek  (1A)   14-46   L

2026 Schedule   8/21   @ Cherokee  (1A)         8/28   vs. Shoals Christian  (A)         9/4    OPEN    9/11   @ Vina  (Ind)         9/18    OPEN    9/25   vs. Waterloo  (1A)         10/2   @ Potts Camp MS   (3-6)         10/9   vs. Smithville MS   (3-8)         10/16   @ Pickens Academy  (A)         10/23   vs. Vina  (Ind)         10/30   @ Decatur Heritage Christian  (A)

Class  Ind Region  0 Team 2025 Record Region Scoring                             Tharptown (2A) 1-9 0-5 106-487 Sumiton Christian (1A) 0-10 0-7 0-10 Vina (1A) 0-10 0-7 60-338

2026 Preview

Tharptown finished the 2025 season with a disappointing 1-9 record. Last year Tharptown finished sixth in Class 2A region eight with a 0-5 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.        The offense struggled putting points on the score board as Tharptown averaged scoring just 10.6 points a game. The Wildcats also struggled on the defensive side of the football as they found little success in stopping opposing offenses and allowed an average of 48.7 points a game.        The Wildcats would prefer to forget the past two seasons as they have finished with a 1-19 record. Since 2010, the Tharptown football program has struggled with a record of 31-127.        Over the past 20 seasons, Tharptown has not won much with a record of 42-152. Their 22.0% winning percentage ranks 2nd in Class Ind and 377th in the AHSAA. The Wildcats have struggled on the football field with only two winning seasons during this time. Their last winning season was 2013. Head Coach:        The Wildcats are led by head coach Brian White who is entering his second season at the helm. His team finished with a 1-9 record in his first season at Tharptown. The Wildcats saw improvement from a 0-10 record the season before coach White arrived. The Wildcats have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach White. Over the course of his career, Coach White's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of one time . Season Outlook:        The Tharptown Wildcats will play in Class Ind region eight during the 2026 season.        The Wildcats have one of the toughest overall schedules in Class Ind. Their opponents had a combined record of 16-64 last season. That ranks 3rd in Class Ind and 225th in the AHSAA.

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Season Opener:
       The Wildcats open the 2026 season on the road against non-region opponent Cherokee on Friday, August 21 at W.L. Harris Stadium. Last year the Cherokee Indians finished with an overall record of 1-9 and in seventh place in Class 1A region seven.

       Tharptown and Cherokee have met a total of 11 times on the football field. The Wildcats have a 4-7-0 record against the Indians. They last met in 2023 with Cherokee winning by a score of 70-28.