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 eight 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. The conference was formed in 1930 by Knoxville, Pella, Indianola High School, West Des Moines Valley, and Winterset.Iowa High School Sports - South Central Conference
At the end of the 1995–96 school year, the members were Albia, Centerville, Chariton, Davis County (Bloomfield), Grinnell, Knoxville, Oskaloosa and Pella.
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, as Grinnell, Knoxville and Pella left for the Little Hawkeye Conference.
In the 2014 academic school year, Knoxville re-joined from the Little Hawkeye Conference, bringing the total number of teams in the conference to seven.
At the start of the 2022-2023 school year Cardinal (Eldon) joined the conference moving from the Southeast Iowa Superconference.
On March 11, 2026, the Oskaloosa Community School District formally submitted a letter of interest to the South Central Conference seeking potential placement. The school district also submitted a LoI to the Southeast Conference.https://www.oskyschools.org/article/2762146
Members InstitutionHigh school locationMascotColorsAffiliation2026-2027 BEDSAlbiaAlbiaBlue Demons/Lady Dees Public236CardinalEldonComets Public204CentervilleCentervilleBig Reds Public260CharitonCharitonChargers Public264ClarkeOsceolaIndians Public312Davis CountyBloomfieldMustangs Public251Eddyville-Blakesburg-FremontEddyvilleRockets Public231KnoxvilleKnoxvillePanthers Public347
Former membership
Prairie City Monroe - 1998–2006
Boys Basketball Conference Champions
Year Team Overall record Conference record Runners up2019EBF16–512–0Knoxville 2018EBF20–412–0Knoxville2017Knoxville16–812–0Chariton2016Chariton24–312–0Knoxville2015Chariton/Knoxville17–6/13–910–2/10–2Albia2014Chariton21–49–1Centerville2013Centerville20–310–0Chariton2012EBF15–79–1Centerville2011Centerville17–69–1Davis County2010Davis County19–410–2Albia2009Davis County/Albia16–7/14–98–2/8–2Centerville2008Davis County14–89–1Albia2007Clarke19–39–1Albia/Chariton2006Albia17–712–1PCM, Monroe2005Centerville20042003Centerville2002PCM2001Centerville/Eddyville-Blakesburg2000Eddyville-Blakesburg
Girls Basketball Conference Champions
Year Team Overall record Conference record Runners up2019Knoxville2018Knoxville
External links South Central Conference homepage
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