The Southern Connecticut Conference (SCC) is a high school athletics conference in Connecticut

Connecticut

Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

. The conference comprises schools located along the Long Island Sound

Long Island Sound

Long Island Sound is an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean, located in the United States between Connecticut to the north and Long Island, New York to the south. The mouth of the Connecticut River at Old Saybrook, Connecticut, empties into the sound. On its western end the sound is bounded by the Bronx...

. The SCC is composed of 22 high schools, representing 16 communities, with over 23,000 students.

History

The Southern Connecticut Conference was formed in 1994, when 20 high schools, from four different leagues, came together:

1. All-Connecticut Conference: Fairfield Prep, Mercy, Notre Dame (West Haven), Sacred Heart, and Xavier;
2. District League: Hamden, Hillhouse, West Haven, and Wilbur Cross;
3. Housatonic League: Amity, Branford, Cheshire, Derby, East Haven, Lyman Hall, North Haven, Sheehan, and Shelton;
4. Shoreline Conference: Guilford and Hand.

The league's Board of Governors decided on a three-divisional format, electing to name each division after Native American

Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...

 rivers (the Hammonasset

Hammonasset River

The Hammonasset River is formed about southeast of Durham, Connecticut along a gully on the north end of Bunker Hill at about a half mile northeast of the junction of Route 148 and Bunker Hill Road. The river travels for to Clinton Harbor on Long Island Sound just east of Hammonasset Beach State...

, Housatonic

Housatonic River

The Housatonic River is a river, approximately long, in western Massachusetts and western Connecticut in the United States. It flows south to southeast, and drains about of southwestern New England into Long Island Sound...

, and Quinnipiac River

Quinnipiac River

The Quinnipiac River is a river in the New England region of the United States, located entirely in the state of Connecticut.It rises in west central Connecticut from Dead Wood Swamp west of the city of New Britain...

s) located in the Southern Connecticut region:

1. Hammonasset: Branford, East Haven, Guilford, Hand, Hillhouse, and North Haven;
2. Housatonic: Amity, Cheshire, Derby, Lyman Hall, Sheehan, and Shelton;
3. Quinnipiac: Fairfield Prep, Hamden, Mercy, Notre Dame (West Haven), Sacred Heart, West Haven, Wilbur Cross, and Xavier.

Expansion

In 1998, Career High School of New Haven joined the conference and was placed in the Housatonic Division. In 2004, the league again expanded when the Board of Governors voted to accept two Milford-based schools, Foran and Jonathan Law. Also in 2004, Bill O'Brien stepped down after serving 10 years as SCC Commissioner. He was replaced by Al Carbone. The SCC, having expanded to 23 member schools, decided to realign its divisional format for the 2004/2005 academic year. The league added a fourth division, Oronoque, also named after a Native American river in Southern Connecticut. The SCC also decided to realign its football-playing schools, primarily based on student enrollment. http://www.southernconnecticutconference.org/history.php. In 2009, Derby left the SCC to join the Naugatuck Valley League leaving the league with 22 member schools.

Objectives

As stated in the league's constitution

Constitution

A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is...

, the purpose of the SCC is to provide a central organization though which member schools may cooperate in order to promote the following ends:

• A) To insure a desirable interaction among the schools in the Conference;
• B) To develop intelligent recognition of the place of athletics in education of our youth;
• C) To establish and unify policies of administration in interscholastic athletics;
• D) To offer a system that will provide for equitable competition;
• E) To foster and promote the spirit of good sportsmanship and cultural diversity; and
• F) To offer a variety of interscholastic, non-athletic programs which foster the academic and leadership abilities of students.

Hammonasset Division

High School	School Mascot Mascot The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...	Location	School Colors
Foran High School Joseph A. Foran High School Joseph A. Foran High School is a public high school located in Milford, Connecticut. The school serves about 1,012 students in grades 9-12 in the Milford Public Schools system. Opening in 1973, it was named for former Superintendent of Schools Joseph A. Foran. The school's motto is "Strive and...	Lions	Milford, Connecticut Milford, Connecticut Milford is a coastal city in southwestern New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, located between Bridgeport and New Haven. The population was 52,759 at the 2010 census...	Blue & Red
Guilford High School Guilford High School (Connecticut) Guilford High School is a four-year public high school in Guilford, Connecticut. According to the school website,College Board Scholastic Assessment Test and Connecticut Academic Performance Tests results for GHS students are consistently above state, regional and national averages...	Indians	Guilford, Connecticut Guilford, Connecticut Guilford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, that borders Madison, Branford, North Branford and Durham, and is situated on I-95 and the coast. The population was 21,398 at the 2000 census...	Green & White
Daniel Hand High School Daniel Hand High School Daniel Hand High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Madison, Connecticut, serving grades 9 - 12, with an enrollment of approximately 1,276 students.- External links:* *...	Tigers	Madison, Connecticut Madison, Connecticut Madison is a town in the southeastern corner of New Haven County, Connecticut, occupying a central location on Connecticut's Long Island Sound shoreline. The population was 18,812 at the 2000 census....	Black & Gold
Hillhouse High School Hillhouse High School James Hillhouse Comprehensive High School is the oldest public high school in New Haven, Connecticut. It is a part of New Haven Public Schools.- History :Established in 1859 as New Haven High School,...	Academics	New Haven, Connecticut New Haven, Connecticut New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...	Blue & White
Jonathan Law High School Jonathan Law High School Jonathan Law High School is a public high school located in Milford, Connecticut. The school serves about 850 students in grades 9-12 in the Milford Public Schools system. The school was built in the 1960s to accommodate the increased student census caused by the baby-boom after World War II...	Lawmen	Milford, Connecticut Milford, Connecticut Milford is a coastal city in southwestern New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, located between Bridgeport and New Haven. The population was 52,759 at the 2010 census...	Black & Gold

Housatonic Division

High School	School Mascot Mascot The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...	Location	School Colors
Amity Regional High School Amity Regional High School Amity High School is a regional public high school located in Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA. It provides high school education for the children in the towns of Woodbridge, Orange, and Bethany...	Spartans	Woodbridge, Connecticut Woodbridge, Connecticut Woodbridge is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 8,983 at the 2000 census. It is one of the wealthiest towns in Connecticut, ranking 16th in the state in terms of per capita income, and is home to many of the faculty of Yale University...	Black & Gold
Cheshire High School Cheshire High School Cheshire High School is located on Route 10 across from Bartlem Park in Cheshire, Connecticut. It is 15 miles north of New Haven and south of Hartford...	Rams	Cheshire, Connecticut Cheshire, Connecticut Cheshire is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 28,543 at the 2000 census. The center of population of Connecticut is located in Cheshire. In 2009 Cheshire was ranked 72 in Money Magazine's 100 Best Places to Live.Likewise, in 2011 Cheshire was ranked 73 in...	Red & White
Lyman Hall High School Lyman Hall High School Lyman Hall High School is a public high school located at 70 Pond Hill Road in Wallingford, Connecticut. It is part of the Wallingford Public School System, and one of two public high schools in Wallingford, Mark T...	Trojans	Wallingford, Connecticut Wallingford, Connecticut Wallingford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 43,026 at the 2000 census.- History :Wallingford was established on October 10, 1667, when the Connecticut General Assembly authorized the "making of a village on the east river" to 38 planters and freemen...	Navy & Orange
Sheehan High School Mark T. Sheehan High School Mark T. Sheehan High School is a public high school located at 142 Hope Hill Road, Wallingford, Connecticut. Its opposite, Lyman Hall High School and it are the two high schools within the Wallingford School System along with two middle schools and eight elementary schools...	Titans	Wallingford, Connecticut Wallingford, Connecticut Wallingford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 43,026 at the 2000 census.- History :Wallingford was established on October 10, 1667, when the Connecticut General Assembly authorized the "making of a village on the east river" to 38 planters and freemen...	Maroon & Gold
Shelton High School Shelton High School (Connecticut) Shelton High School is a public high school in Shelton, Connecticut. The school is located in eastern Fairfield County, Connecticut. It has a student body of approximately 1700 from grades 9 through 12. Other nearby High Schools are Trumbull High School & St...	Gaels	Shelton, Connecticut Shelton, Connecticut Shelton is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 39,559 at the 2010 census.-Origins:Shelton was settled by the English as part of the town of Stratford, Connecticut, in 1639...	Orange & Black

Oronoque Division

High School	School Mascot Mascot The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...	Location	School Colors
Branford High School Branford High School (Connecticut) Branford High School is a public high school in Branford, Connecticut. It currently has about 1,250 students in grades 9-12.Former principal, Dr. Edmund Higgins, retired at the end of the 2007-2008 school year. During his tenure, Higgins was instrumental in the school's adoption of performance...	Hornets	Branford, Connecticut Branford, Connecticut -Landmarks and attractions:Branford has six historic districts that are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places . These include buildings in Federal, Arts and Crafts, and Queen Anne styles of architecture...	Red & White
Career High School Hill Regional Career High School Hill Regional Career High School is a magnet high school located in the Hill area of New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Its original name was Lee High School, named after one of New Haven's most famous mayors, Richard C. Lee...	Panthers	New Haven, Connecticut New Haven, Connecticut New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...	Purple & Gold
East Haven High School East Haven High School East Haven High School is located at 35 Wheelbarrow Lane in East Haven, Connecticut. It is a co-educational public school serving grades nine through twelve. Its school colors are blue and gold and its mascot is the yellow jacket...	Yellowjackets	East Haven, Connecticut East Haven, Connecticut East Haven is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 28,189. The town is just 3 minutes from downtown New Haven...	Navy & Gold
North Haven High School North Haven, Connecticut North Haven is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut on the outskirts of New Haven, Connecticut.North Haven is less than ten miles from downtown New Haven and Yale University. It is near Sleeping Giant State Park and home the Quinnipiac University School of Health Sciences, the School of Nursing,...	Indians	North Haven, Connecticut North Haven, Connecticut North Haven is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut on the outskirts of New Haven, Connecticut.North Haven is less than ten miles from downtown New Haven and Yale University. It is near Sleeping Giant State Park and home the Quinnipiac University School of Health Sciences, the School of Nursing,...	Maroon & White
Wilbur Cross High School	Governors	New Haven, Connecticut New Haven, Connecticut New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...	Red & White

Quinnipiac Division

High School	School Mascot Mascot The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...	Location	School Colors
Fairfield College Preparatory School Fairfield College Preparatory School Fairfield College Preparatory School is a Jesuit Prep School located on the campus of Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. It is an all male school of about 900 students, first founded by the Society of Jesus in 1942...	Jesuits	Fairfield, Connecticut Fairfield, Connecticut Fairfield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is bordered by the towns of Bridgeport, Trumbull, Easton, Redding and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 59,404...	Cardinal Red & White
Hamden High School Hamden High School Hamden High School is a four year high school for grades 9 through 12. It is located at 2040 Dixwell Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut. It is part of the Hamden Public School System and is the only public high school within the town of Hamden....	Green Dragons	Hamden, Connecticut Hamden, Connecticut Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant." Hamden is home to Quinnipiac University. The population was 58,180 according to the Census Bureau's 2005 estimates...	Green & Gold
Mercy High School Mercy High School (Middletown, Connecticut) Mercy High School is a private, Roman Catholic, all-girls high school in Middletown, Connecticut. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich. The first class graduated from Mercy High School in 1966....	Tigers	Middletown, Connecticut Middletown, Connecticut Middletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, along the Connecticut River, in the central part of the state, 16 miles south of Hartford. In 1650, it was incorporated as a town under its original Indian name, Mattabeseck. It received its present name in 1653. In 1784, the central...	Blue & Gold
Notre Dame High School Notre Dame High School (West Haven) Notre Dame High School is a private, Roman Catholic, all-male college preparatory school located in West Haven, Connecticut, a coastal suburb of New Haven, Connecticut.- History :...	Green Knights	West Haven, Connecticut West Haven, Connecticut West Haven is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 52,721.-History:...	Green & Gold
Sacred Heart Academy	Pacers	Hamden, Connecticut Hamden, Connecticut Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant." Hamden is home to Quinnipiac University. The population was 58,180 according to the Census Bureau's 2005 estimates...	Crimson & White
West Haven High School West Haven High School West Haven High School is a secondary school located in West Haven, Connecticut, which educates students in grades 9–12. The mascot of West Haven is the Blue Devil. -Administration and Campus:...	Blue Devils	West Haven, Connecticut West Haven, Connecticut West Haven is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 52,721.-History:...	Royal Blue & White
Xavier High School Xavier High School (Middletown, Connecticut) Xavier High School is an all-boys Catholic high school run by the Xaverian Brothers. It is located in Middletown, Connecticut, United States. Young men from over 65 towns surrounding Middletown attend Xavier. Mercy High School is its sister school....	Falcons	Middletown, Connecticut Middletown, Connecticut Middletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, along the Connecticut River, in the central part of the state, 16 miles south of Hartford. In 1650, it was incorporated as a town under its original Indian name, Mattabeseck. It received its present name in 1653. In 1784, the central...	Black & White

Sports

SCC member schools participate in the following 20 sports throughout the academic year.
Fall

• Cross Country
• Field Hockey
• Football
• Soccer
• Swimming (Women)
• Volleyball (Women)

Winter

• Basketball
• Cheerleading
• Gymnastics
• Ice Hockey
• Indoor Track
• Swimming (Men)
• Wrestling

Spring

• Baseball
• Golf
• Lacrosse
• Softball
• Tennis
• Track and Field
• Volleyball (Men)

External links

• Southern Conference Connecticut Website