South Central Conference (Illinois)

The South Central Conference (SCC) 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

Current members

School	Location	Mascot	Colors	County	2015-16 Enrollment	Class	Year Joined	Previous Conference
CarlinvilleHS	Carlinville	Cavaliers		Macoupin	419	2A	1926	Independents
GillespieHS	Gillespie	Miners		Macoupin	363	2A	19261 2012	Independents Prairie State
Greenville	Greenville	Comets		Bond	531	2A	1997	Mid-State
Hillsboro	Hillsboro	Hiltoppers		Montgomery	462	2A	19262 1997	Independents Mid-State
Litchfield	Litchfield	Purple Panthers		Montgomery	419	2A	19263 1980	Independents Mid-State
PanaHS	Pana	Panthers		Christian	392	2A	19262 1997	Independents Mid-State
Roxana	Roxana	Shells		Madison	538	2A	1997, 2012	Mississippi Valley
SouthwesternHS	Piasa	Piasa Birds		Macoupin	487	2A	19554 1970	none (new school) Illinois Valley
StauntonHS	Staunton	Bulldogs		Macoupin	356	2A	19261 2012	Independents Prairie State
VandaliaHS	Vandalia	Vandals		Fayette	463	2A	1997	Mid-State

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.

Former members

This is a partial list, more schools may have been members.

School	Location	Mascot	Colors	County	Year Joined	Previous Conference	Year Left	Conference Joined
Mount Olive	Mount Olive	Wildcats		Macoupin	1926	Independents	1980	Egyptian Illini
Nokomis	Nokomis	Redskins		Montgomery	1926 1955	Independents MSM	1944 1985	Mid-State Prairie State
Shelbyville	Shelbyville	Rams		Shelby	1926	Independents	1934	Independents
Taylorville	Taylorville	Tornadoes		Christian	1926	Independents	1944	Mid-State
Benld	Benld	Indians		Macoupin	1935	Independents	1961	none (consolidated into Gillespie)
Feitshans	Springfield	Flyers		Sangamon	1963	Independents	1967	Capitol
Virden	Virden	Bulldogs		Macoupin	1966	MSM	1985	Prairie State
North Greene	White Hall	Huskies		Greene	1980	Independents (IVC 1974)	1985	Western Illinois Valley
Triad	Troy	Knights		Madison	1985	Independents (MVC 1978)	1993	Mississippi Valley
Marquette Catholic	Alton	Explorers		Madison	1993	Independents	2012	Prairie State
East Alton-Wood River	Wood River	Oilers		Madison	1997	Mississippi Valley	2012	Prairie State

External links

• Official website