Unioto High School is a public high school near Chillicothe, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Union-Scioto Local School District. The school colors are purple and gold. The name Unioto is a portmanteau of the two townships that the school district primarily serves in Ross County: Union Township and Scioto Township.
The current high school building is situated on land that was once owned and operated by the United States Army as Camp Sherman. Camp Sherman operated from 1917 until 1920. Its purpose was to train U.S. Army soldiers for service in France during the First World War.
The school is surrounded today by property still owned by the government. Nearby are the following: Chillicothe Correctional Institution Ross Correctional Institution The Chillicothe Correctional Institutions State Penal Dairy Farm The Chillicothe Veterans Administration Hospital The Hopewell Culture National Historical Park (Mound City)
Athletics
NFL player, 2002 BCS National champion, Ohio State football player, and sports analyst Ben Hartsock went to school here. LSU football commit Tayvion Galloway formerly went to school here before moving to Chillicothe High School.
Scioto Valley Conference
Bainbridge Paint Valley Bearcats
Chillicothe Unioto Sherman Tanks
Chillicothe Zane Trace Pioneers
Frankfort Adena Warriors
Chillicothe Huntington Huntsmen
Piketon Redstreaks
Chillicothe Southeastern Panthers
Williamsport Westfall Mustangs
See also Ohio High School Athletic Conferences
State-wide success
Unioto teams are rivals with the Southeastern Panthers and the Zane Trace Pioneers.
Girls Basketball
2-time State Runners-up (1986–87, 1988–89), also made one other trip to the State Final Four (1994–95) 5-time District Champions, Sweet Sixteen run in 2022-23 Boys Basketball 1-time State Runner Up (1990-1991) Boys Cross Country 5-time Regional Champions (2004–06, 2010, 2019) 18-time SVC Champions (2001-2013, 2015-2019) 16-time district Champions (2003-2012, 2015-2019) All of this cross-country efforts were coached under Unioto hall of famer Matt Paxton. Girls Volleyball 2-time State Final Four Qualifier Baseball 2-time State Final Four Qualifier Boys Soccer 2-time State Final Four Qualifier (2005, 2021) 3-time State Finals Golf Qualifiers 2012 team sets school record with a 14-game winning streak Football 2022 Playoffs clinched after 9-1 record, losing only to Zane Trace 31-35. They lost 0-38 against Clinton-Massie in the first round. They have a 27-18-1 record against Southeastern and a 23-27 record against Zane Trace, including a nine-game losing streak lasting from 2003 to 2011. Junior High Football SVC Championship in the 2021 undefeated 7-0 season under coaches Coby Long, Todd Braden, and Brad Batson. Junior High Track and Field SVC Championships in the years 2010 and 2023
Mr. Hill incident
On December 10, 2021, at approximately 8:06 PM Eastern Time, an intoxicated man by the name of Mr. Hill walked on the Unioto basketball court during a game against Zane Trace. The man was escorted out after being put into a bear hug and after assaulting many deputies. He was arrested later that night.