South Central Conference (Iowa)

The South Central Conference is a high school athletic conference in Iowa. Made up of mid-sized 2A and 3A schools, the conference currently has six members, five of which are based in their respective county seats. Because of the lack of student population in southern Iowa, most of the schools are the lone district in their county, or are flanked only by very small schools. Prior to the mid-1990s the conference included many larger schools, including Indianola High School and West Des Moines Valley, which now compete in the Central Iowa Metro League.

At the end of the 1995-1996 school year the members were Albia, Centerville, Chariton, Davis County (Bloomfield), Grinnell, Knoxville, Oskaloosa and Pella. The conference folded at the end of that year due to the smaller schools wanting to play schools closer in enrollment.

Albia, Centerville, Chariton and Davis County (Bloomfield) reformed the league by adding Eddyville-Blakesburg from the Des Moines River Conference and Clarke (Osceola) from the Little Hawkeye Conference.

In 2014, the South Central Conference made some noise in the state tournament with the talented teams of Chariton (Class 3A) and Albia (Class 2A). Both teams would eventually end up losing in the opening round at Wells Fargo Arena to the eventual state champions in both Class 2A and Class 3A. Over the past several years the conference has been known to host some of the most talented high school basketball teams in Southern Iowa.

In the 2014 academic school year the conference added Knoxville, which had formerly played in the Little Hawkeye Conference. This makes a seventh member in the conference.

Members

Institution High School Location Mascot Colors Affiliation 9-11 Enrollment (2012-2013)[1]
Albia Albia Blue Demons/Lady Dees                Public 279
Centerville Centerville Big Reds           Public 306
Chariton Chariton Chargers           Public 332
Clarke Osceola Indians           Public 277
Davis County Bloomfield Mustangs           Public 287
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Eddyville Rockets           Public 182
Knoxville Knoxville Panthers           Public 412

Former member / new member

Prairie City Monroe - 1998-2006

Knoxville - 2014-present

Conference Champions

Year Team Overall Record Conference Record Runner Up
2015 Chariton/Knoxville 17-6/13-9 10-2/10-2 Albia
2014 Chariton 21-4 9-1 Centerville
2013 Centerville 20-3 10-0 Chariton
2012 Eddyville 15-7 9-1 Centerville
2011 Centerville 17-6 9-1 Davis County
2010 Davis County 19-4 10-2 Albia
2009 Davis County/Albia 16-7/14-9 8-2/8-2 Centerville
2008 Davis County 14-8 9-1 Albia
2007 Clarke 19-3 9-1 Albia
2006 Albia 17-7 12-1 PCM, Monroe
2005 Centerville
2004
2003 Centerville
2002
2001 Centerville/Eddyville
2000 Eddyville

References

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