The Mid-Southern Conference is an eight-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 2014 they reinstated the football program.

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 Colors Enrollment 24–25 IHSAA Class # / County Year joined Previous conference Austin1 Austin Eagles 407 2A 72 Scott 1958 Southeastern Indiana Brownstown Central Brownstown Braves 469 3A 36 Jackson 1965 none (new school) Charlestown Charlestown Pirates 845 3A 10 Clark 1958 Clark County Corydon Central Corydon Panthers 754 3A 31 Harrison 1958 Southeastern Indiana North Harrison Ramsey Cougars 629 3A 31 Harrison 1978 Independents(BRC 1974) Salem Salem Lions 494 2A 88 Washington 1958 Southeastern Indiana Scottsburg Scottsburg Warriors 726 4A 72 Scott 1958 Southeastern Indiana Silver Creek Sellersburg Dragons 943 3A 10 Clark 1958 Clark County

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

Future members School Location Mascot Colors County Year joining Previous conference Madison Madison Cubs 39Jefferson 2026 Independent

Former members School Location Mascot Colors 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 Clarksville Clarksville Generals 10 Clark 1958 Clark County 2020 IndependentEastern (Pekin)New PekinMusketeers 88 Washington2003Southern2025Southern

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 22 Brownstown Central 1968*, 1981, 1982*, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998*, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005*, 2010,2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021 16 Charlestown 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982*, 1985*, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1998*, 2007, 2008*, 2009, 2012, 2022 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 North Harrison 2015, 2017 2 Paoli 1966, 1968* 1 Floyd Central 1970* 1 Mitchell 1963 1 Silver Creek 2020 0 Eastern (Pekin) 0 Scottsburg

Scottsburg dropped football after the 1983 season, but revived the sport in 2017. Eastern began their football program in 2007, and Silver Creek in 2011.

Boys basketball # Team Seasons 21 Brownstown Central 1963, 1968*, 1976, 1981*, 1983*, 1984*, 1986, 1989*, 1991, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011*, 2012*,2013, 2014*, 2016, 2017, 2022*, 2023 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*, 2018 10 Corydon Central 1960*, 1968*, 1970*, 1984*, 1985, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2011*, 2014* 7 North Harrison 1981*, 1987*, 1988*, 1989*, 2003*, 2021, 2022* 6 Charlestown 1965*, 1981*, 1987*, 1990, 2008*, 2011* 5 Clarksville 1974, 1977, 1978, 2012*, 2014* 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* 8 Corydon Central 1981*, 1986*, 1999, 2000, 2004*, 2005, 2006, 2023 8 North Harrison 1987*, 2002*, 2003, 2004*, 2009, 2016, 2017, 2018 5 Charlestown 1992, 1993*, 1997*, 1998, 2000 5 Brownstown Central 1997, 2001, 2011*, 2014*, 2020* 2 Salem 2019, 2020* 2 Silver Creek 2021, 2022 1 Clarksville 1987* 1 Eastern (Pekin) 2012* 0 Floyd Central 0 Paoli

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