The Hoosier Hills Conference is a seven-member, IHSAA-sanctioned athletic conference comprising large 4A and 5A (football)-sized schools in Bartholomew, Clark, Floyd, Jackson, Jennings, and Lawrence in South Central and Southeast Indiana. Madison departed the conference in 2021, thereby reducing its size to seven member schools. [1]
School | Location | Mascot | Colors | Enrollment 24-25 | IHSAA Class | IHSAA Class Football | County | Year joined | Previous conference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bedford N. Lawrence | Bedford | Stars | 1,242 | 4A | 4A | 47 Lawrence | 1974 | none (new school) | |
Columbus East | Columbus | Olympians | 1,518 | 4A | 5A | 03 Bartholomew | 1972 | none (new school) | |
Floyd Central | Floyds Knobs | Highlanders | 1,823 | 4A | 5A | 22 Floyd | 1976 | Mid-Southern | |
Jeffersonville | Jeffersonville | Red Devils | 2,141 | 4A | 6A | 10 Clark | 1979 | South Central | |
Jennings County 1 | North Vernon | Panthers | 1,169 | 3A | 4A | 40 Jennings | 1972 | Eastern Indiana | |
New Albany | New Albany | Bulldogs | 1,814 | 4A | 5A | 22 Floyd | 1976 | Southern Indiana | |
Seymour | Seymour | Owls | 1,719 | 4A | 5A | 36 Jackson | 1997 | South Central | |
School | Location | Mascot | Colors | County | Year joined | Previous conference | Year left | Conference joined |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bedford 1 | Bedford | Stonecutters | 47 Lawrence | 1972 | Southern Indiana | 1974 | none (consolidated into Bedford-North Lawrence) | |
Bloomington North | Bloomington | Cougars | 53 Monroe | 1976 | none (new school) | 1983 | South Central | |
Madison Consolidated | Madison | Cubs | 53 Jefferson | 1972 | Independents (SE IN 1958) | 2020 [2] | Independents |
# | Team | Seasons |
---|---|---|
27 | Columbus East | 1976, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984*, 1986, 1989*, 1990*, 1994, 2004, 2005, 2006*, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2024 |
8 | Jeffersonville | 1982, 1987, 1988, 1990*, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997 |
7 | Bedford-N.L. | 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1995, 2006*, 2022* |
5 | Floyd Central | 1989*, 1990*, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2023 |
4 | New Albany | 1984*, 1985, 2002, 2021 |
4 | Seymour | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2022* |
2 | Madison | 1973*, 1989* |
1 | Bedford | 1973* |
1 | Bloomington North | 1977 |
1 | Jennings County | 1974 |
# | Team | Seasons |
---|---|---|
18 | New Albany | 1978, 1980, 1982, 1992, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021 |
13 | Bedford-N.L. | 1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989*, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1998*, 1999*, 2000, 2011, 2023* |
12 | Jeffersonville | 1983, 1984, 1993, 1996, 1999*, 2000*, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2019*, 2020, 2021, 2023* |
5 | Columbus East | 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 2003 |
5 | Floyd Central | 1986, 1989*, 2018, 2019*, 2022 |
4 | Jennings County | 1975, 1997, 1998*, 2023* |
2 | Madison | 1973, 1998* |
1 | Seymour | 2024 |
0 | Bloomington North | |
0 | Bedford |
# | Team | Seasons |
---|---|---|
16 | Jeffersonville | 1981, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005*, 2007*, 2009, 2010*, 2011, 2017, 2018*, 2020* |
10 | Bedford-N.L. | 1980*, 1982*, 1991, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018*, 2019, 2020* |
9 | Columbus East | 1979, 1980*, 1982*, 2005*, 2006, 2007*, 2008, 2021, 2022 |
3 | Floyd Central | 1980*, 1982*, 2010* |
2 | Jennings County | 2001, 2002 |
2 | Seymour | 2007*, 2016 |
2 | New Albany | 1999, 2005* |
0 | Bloomington North | |
0 | Madison |
# | Team | Seasons |
---|---|---|
16 | Columbus East | 1997*, 1998*, 2000*, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009*, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020*, 2021, 2024 |
10 | New Albany | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997*, 2000*, 2001*, 2002*, 2022* |
10 | Floyd Central | 1995*, 1996*, 2002*, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2020*, 2022*, 2023 |
7 | Seymour | 1997*, 1998*, 2001*, 2002*, 2009*, 2016, 2018 |
1 | Jeffersonville | 2011* |
1 | Jennings County | 1997* |
1 | Madison | 1995* |
0 | Bedford-N.L. |
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