South Central Conference (Illinois)


The South Central Conference is a conference in South Central Illinois made up of ten schools. The SCC was established in 1926 with ten charter schools. The current schools are all full members of the Illinois High School Association.

Member Schools

  1. Gillespie and Staunton left in 2009 to join the PSC, then returned in 2012.
  2. Hillsboro and Pana left in 1944 to help found the MSC, then returned in 1997.
  3. Litchfield left the conference in 1934, rejoining in 1980.
  4. Roxana was kicked out of the conference in 2012, then readmitted as the 10th member after Nokomis rejected an offer.
  5. Southwestern left for the IVC in 1961, then returned in 1970.

    Former members

This is a partial list, more schools may have been members.
SchoolLocationMascotColorsCountyYear JoinedPrevious ConferenceYear LeftConference Joined
Mount Olive High SchoolMount Olive, IllinoisWildcats Macoupin1926Independents1980Egyptian Illini
Nokomis High SchoolNokomis, IllinoisRedskins Montgomery1926
1955
Independents
MSM
1944
1985
Mid-State
Prairie State
Shelbyville High SchoolShelbyville, IllinoisRams Shelby1926Independents1934Independents
Taylorville High SchoolTaylorville, IllinoisTornadoes Christian1926Independents1944Mid-State
BenldBenld, IllinoisIndians Macoupin1935Independents1961none
FeitshansSpringfield, IllinoisFlyers Sangamon1963Independents1967Capitol
VirdenVirden, IllinoisBulldogs Macoupin1966MSM1985Prairie State
North GreeneWhite Hall, IllinoisHuskies Greene1980Independents 1985Western Illinois Valley
Triad High SchoolTroy, IllinoisKnights Madison1985Independents 1993Mississippi Valley
Marquette Catholic High SchoolAlton, IllinoisExplorers Madison1993Independents2012Prairie State
East Alton-Wood River High SchoolWood River, IllinoisOilers Madison1997Mississippi Valley2012Prairie State