Mid-Southern Conference of Indiana

The Mid-Southern Conference in Indiana

A ten-member IHSAA-Sanctioned Athletic Conference within the South Central Indiana counties of Clark, Harrison, Jackson, Scott, and Washington.

History

The conference began in 1958, with seven schools leaving the Southeastern Indiana Conference and allying with three schools from Clark County (whose previous conference affiliations are in need of research). The first decade-plus within the league was stable, as the only change was Brownstown becoming Brownstown Central due to consolidation in Jackson County. Meanwhile, the 1970s proved to be a comparatively tumultuous decade. Mitchell joined the Blue Chip Conference in 1970, seeking for conference rivals to the west. They were replaced by Floyd Central, which had been independent since forming three years earlier. Austin, which did not sponsor football, joined the Southern Athletic Conference in 1974 while maintaining MSC membership. This allowed the Eagles to ally themselves with other non-football schools, yet maintain the traditional rivalries from the SEIC. Silver Creek also did not have football, while Scottsburg dropped it in the 1970s, yet they were much larger than most schools that didn't offer the sport. In fact, Scottsburg is still the largest school without a gridiron program, though one may be revived in 2016.

Floyd Central grew much faster than anticipated, and by 1976 had outgrown the other schools, necessitating a move to the Hoosier Hills Conference. This marked the first time membership had dropped below ten schools, though this would only last for two years. North Harrison, a school that had outgrown the small-school Blue River Conference and was within the MSC footprint, joined after starting their football team, bring the league back to 10 schools with seven football-playing members.

Paoli was the next school to make a change, becoming a charter member of the Patoka Lake Conference while maintaining MSC membership. This lasted for six years, as Paoli decided the more geographically compact PLC was better suited to their needs, leaving the Mid-Southern in 1985. There was concern that Austin would also leave, being the other dual-conference member, but Austin would instead leave the SAC in 1987 being by far the largest school in the Southern, as well as being competitively dominant. The conference would stay with a nine school, six football team setup for 16 years, the longest period of stability since the league was founded.

The conference once again moved to ten members when Eastern (Pekin) decided to start a football team in the early 2000s. They had grown not only to the point where football was feasible, but also too large for the Southern, and joined the MAC in 2003. The number of football schools would move from six to eight by the end of the decade. Eastern would unveil their football team in 2007, while Silver Creek would start their own team in 2010.

Current Mid-Southern Conference standings, schedules and information can be located at www.mscsports.org; launched beginning the fall of 2014, the site will soon include an abundance of archived information.

Membership

School	Location	Mascot	Enrollment	IHSAA Class	# / County	Year Joined	Previous Conference
Austin¹	Austin	Eagles	437	AA	72 Scott	1958	Southeastern Indiana
Brownstown Central	Brownstown	Braves	611	AAA	36 Jackson	1965	none (new school)
Charlestown	Charlestown	Pirates	702	AAA	10 Clark	1958
Clarksville	Clarksville	Generals	530	AA	10 Clark	1958
Corydon Central	Corydon	Panthers	819	AAA	31 Harrison	1958	Southeastern Indiana
Eastern (Pekin)	New Pekin	Musketeers	552	AA	88 Washington	2003	Southern
North Harrison	Ramsey	Cougars	702	AAA	31 Harrison	1978	Independents (BRC 1974)
Salem	Salem	Lions	656	AAA	88 Washington	1958	Southeastern Indiana
Scottsburg	Scottsburg	Warriors	865	AAA	72 Scott	1958	Southeastern Indiana
Silver Creek	Sellersburg	Dragons	644	AAA	10 Clark	1958

Austin was also a member of the Southern Athletic Conference from 1974 to 1987.

Former Members

School	Location	Mascot	County	Year Joined	Previous Conference	Year Left	Conference Joined
Brownstown	Brownstown	Bears	36 Jackson	1958	Southeastern Indiana	1965	none (consolidated into Brownstown Central)
Mitchell	Mitchell	Bluejackets	47 Lawrence	1958	Southeastern Indiana	1970	Blue Chip
Paoli¹	Paoli	Rams	59 Orange	1958	Southeastern Indiana	1985	Patoka Lake
Floyd Central	Floyds Knobs	Highlanders	22 Floyd	1970	Independents	1976	Hoosier Hills

Paoli was also a member of the Patoka Lake Conference from 1979 until it left the MSC in 1985.

Conference Champions

Asterisks denote split championships.

Football

#	Team	Seasons
18	Brownstown Central	1968, 1981, 1982, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
15	Charlestown	1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012
15	Clarksville	1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1983, 1984, 1985*, 1986, 2006
8	Salem	1962, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2008
2	Corydon Central	1968, 1983
2	Paoli	1966, 1968*
1	Floyd Central	1970*
1	Mitchell	1963
0	Eastern (Pekin)
0	North Harrison
0	Scottsburg
0	Silver Creek

Scottsburg dropped football after the 1983 season, but may be reviving the sport in 2015. Eastern began their football program in 2007, and Silver Creek in 2011.

Boys Basketball

#	Team	Seasons
17	Brownstown Central	1963, 1968, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
15	Scottsburg	1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2003*, 2007
12	Silver Creek	1966, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2012*
10	Corydon Central	1960, 1968, 1970, 1984, 1985, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2011, 2014
6	Charlestown	1965, 1981, 1987, 1990, 2008, 2011*
5	Clarksville	1974, 1977, 1978, 2012, 2014
5	North Harrison	1981, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2003*
3	Austin	1981, 1999, 2002
3	Paoli	1959, 1960*, 1961
3	Salem	1982, 2008*, 2009
2	Floyd Central	1972, 1975
2	Mitchell	1962, 1964*

Girls Basketball

#	Team	Seasons
24	Scottsburg	1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014*
8	Austin	1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 2008, 2010, 2013*
7	Corydon Central	1981, 1986, 1999, 2000, 2004*, 2005, 2006
5	Charlestown	1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000
5	North Harrison	1987, 2002, 2003, 2004*, 2009
4	Brownstown Central	1997, 2001, 2011, 2014
1	Clarksville	1987*
1	Eastern (Pekin)	2012*
0	Floyd Central
0	Paoli

Resources

Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA)

Boys' sports	Baseball Basketball (Championship) Cross Country Football (Large School, Small School) Golf Soccer Swimming & Diving Tennis Track and field Wrestling

Girls' sports	Basketball Cross Country Golf Gymnastics Soccer Softball Swimming & Diving Tennis Track and field Volleyball

Athletic Conferences	Allen County Big Eight Blue Chip Central Indiana Conference Indiana Duneland Eastern Indiana Great Lakes Greater South Shore Athletic Hoosier Hoosier Crossroads Hoosier Heartland Hoosier Heritage Hoosier Hills Hoosier North Indiana Crossroads Indianapolis Public Metropolitan Mid-Eastern Mid-Hoosier Mid-Indiana Football Mid-Southern Mid-State North Central Northeast Corner Northeast Eight Northern Indiana Northern Lakes Northwest Crossroads Northwestern Ohio River Valley Patoka Lake Pioneer Pocket Porter County Sagamore Southern Southern Indiana Southwestern Indiana Southwest Football Summit Three Rivers Tri-Eastern Wabash River Western Indiana IHSAA Independents

Disbanded Conferences	Adams Benton Big Blue River Blue River Calumet Athletic Capital District Cass Central Suburban Classic Decatur Delaware Dixie Dixie-Monon East Central Eastern Indiana (EIC) Eastern Wabash Valley Elkhart Fort Wayne City Fountain Fulton Hamilton Hancock Henry Howard Huntington Indiana H.S. Football Indiana Lake Shore Jay Johnson Kankakee Valley Kosciusko LaGrange Lake Athletic Lake Suburban Laughery Valley Little Seven Lost River Marion Marshall Mid-Central Mid-Indiana Midland Midwest Mississinewa Valley Noble Northeastern Indiana Northwest Hoosier Northern Indiana Valley Northern State Northland Olympic Patoka Valley Prairie Rangeline South Central South Lake Michigan Southeastern Indiana Southern Monon State Corner Steuben Tiny Ten Tippecanoe Tippecanoe Valley Tri-City League Tri-County (Northern) Tri-County (Southern) Tri-River Wayne Wells West Central Western Indiana Small High School White River Whitewater Valley Whitley

Conference rosters	List of high school athletic conferences in Indiana Detailed Lists Allen County – Metropolitan Mid-Eastern – Northwestern Ohio River Valley – Western Indiana Independent

City Championships	Evansville (SIAC) Fort Wayne (SAC) Gary Indianapolis South Bend (NIAC)

Cross-Conference tournaments	Christian Academy Tournament Columbus Christian Tournament Gibson County Toyota Teamwork Classic Indianapolis City Tournament Madison County Tournament Perry-Spencer County Classic Shawe Memorial Tournament Wabash Valley Classic

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