WELCOME TO THE SCC!

Welcome to the website of the Southern Connecticut Conference... Founded in 1994-95, the SCC has 22 member schools and nearly 23,000 students representing 16 communities in the southern Connecticut region... Click here to read a historical timeline of the league.

Click here to access our 22 member school sports schedules.

Career (Girls), Hamden (Boys) Win SCC Indoor Track Titles
Career (girls) and Hamden (boys) each won their first-ever SCC indoor track titles.... The Panthers (81 points) finished ahead of defending champions Cheshire (73) and Hillhouse (51)... The Green Dragons (100 points) placed ahead of runner-up Amity (77).... Click here for complete girls and boys results... Click here for the championship meet article in the New Haven Register

SCC Cheerleading Competition Held
The 2010 SCC Cheerleading Competition was held on Saturday, February 6 at North Haven High School... Congratulations to Career (novice division champion), Branford (co-ed division champion), West Haven (14-under division champion) and Shelton (15-over division champion)... In addition, Branford won the SCC Spirit Award.

2010 SCC Winter Sports Playoff Schedule

The SCC winter sports playoff competitions are in full swing... Click here for the complete schedule... check back for any time/date changes due to weather, etc. 

Upcoming in the SCC:

Friiday, Feb. 5 - Indoor Track Championships @New Haven Athletic Center - 4 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 6 - Cheerleading Competition @North Haven HS - 12:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 11 - Gymnastics Championship @Jonathan Law HS - 6 p.m.

SCC Unified Sports Basketball Tournament is February 1

Ten league schools - West Haven, Jonathan Law, Lyman Hall, Daniel Hand, Wilbur Cross, East Haven, Hamden, Amity, Cheshire and Sheehan - will participate in the SCC Unifield Sports Basketball Tournament on Monday, February 1 at the New Haven Athletic Center... The tournament starts at 3 p.m.

SCC and SportsCenter of Connecticut Scholar-Athlete of the Month Program in Full Swing

The SCC's partnership with the SportsCenter of Connecticut, which honors the best scholar-athletes each month, is in its fourth year... Click here for the list of December 2009 recipients.

20010 SCC Indoor Track Championships Held

The 2010 SCC indoor track divisional championships were all held at the New Haven Athletic Center.. For complete results, go to the boys and girls indoor track pages.

Prep (#1) and Hamden (#2) Play First High School Ice Hockey Game in Quinnipiac's TD Bank Arena

(1-5) -- Two SCC ice hockey teams - and the top teams in the state - #1 Fairfield Prep and #2 Hamden - played the first sanctioned high school game at the TD Bank Arena on the campus of Quinnipiac University... Prep won, 5-2... Click here for the game story by Dan Nowak in the New Haven Register (1/6).

SCC NEWS - December 2009

Read the December 2009 issue of SCC NEWS - the official newsletter of the Southern Connecticut Conference.

Notre Dame Named "Kelly Award" Winner by Walter Camp Football Foundation

Notre Dame (11-1), the consensus #1 football team in the state, was the recipient of the "Kelly Award" by the Walter Camp Football Foundation... It is the second time that Notre Dame has earned the Kelly Award (1991)... It also marks the seventh time since 1994 that a Southern Connecticut Conference school has earned the Kelly Award (Cheshire 1994 and 1995; Hand 1997, 2004; West Haven 2002; Xavier 2005).. Click here for news release

Hail the SCC - ND #1, Cheshire #2 in Final State Football Polls

(Dec. 7) -- The New Haven Register (media), Hartford Courant and New London Day (coaches) announced the results of their final high school football polls and Class L champion Notre Dame (11-1) was ranked first, while Class LL champion Cheshire (11-1) was number-two... Class LL semifinalist Xavier (9-2) was ranked sixth in the Register, 10th in the Courant polls... Click here for the New Haven Register poll  and Hartford Courant poll

SCC Football Factoids:

** It is the first time for the SCC to get the top two teams in the final HS football poll... The closest came in 1995 (Cheshire #1, Shelton #3) and 1997 (Hand #1, Cheshire #3).

** The SCC had three teams ranked in top ten... The most SCC teams ranked in the final top ten poll is four in 2003 - Shelton #3, West Haven #4 , Hand #5 and Amity #9.

Congratulations to SCC Fall State Champions

Congratulations to the SCC's seven 2009 fall state champions:  Xavier boys cross country (Class LL and State Open), Guilford girls cross country (Class MM and State Open), Cheshire girls swimming (Class LL), Cheshire football (Class LL) and Notre Dame football (Class L)

2009 SCC Fall Sports All-Conference Teams

The 2009 SCC fall sports all-conference teams have been named... Click here for entire list

Notre Dame/Cheshire Win State Football Titles

(Dec. 6) -- Congratulations to Cheshire (Class LL) and Notre Dame (Class L) for winning state championships.

2009 SCC Football State Playoff Notebook - pdf (updated 11/27).

Click here for CIAC State Football pairings pages

Notre Dame Captures Class L Championship!

Saturday, December 5 @Finn Stadium - Shelton HS

Notre Dame 28, Pomperaug 21 - Final

(Dec. 6) -- Click for articles in New Haven Register (game story), column by New Haven Register columnist Dave Solomon, Connecticut Post (game story), Waterbury Republican (game story) and SCC Blogger Ray Curren (game notes)

Cheshire Wins Class LL Championship in OT!  

Sunday, December 6 @West Haven HS

Cheshire 28, Staples 21 (OT) - Final

(Dec. 7) -- Click for articles in New Haven Register (game story), column by New Haven Register columnist Dave Solomon about who should be #1, Meriden Record Journal (game story), Connecticut Post (game story), Waterbury Republican (game story) and SCC Blogger Ray Curren (weekend recap)

The SCC Football All-Conference photo session is rescheduled for Sunday, December 13 at 12 noon at West Haven HS.

Class L Semifinals: Notre Dame Advances to First State Final Since 2001

Notre Dame 42, Conard 14 - Final

Watch at www.gogreenknights.com

Class LL Semifinals: Cheshire Returns to Class LL Final

Cheshire 20, Glastonbury 6 - FINAL

Class LL Semifinals: Xavier falls short to Staples, 31-28... Falcons finish 9-2.

listen at www.sportingnewsct.com

CIAC Approves New Football Playoff Structure for 2010

(Nov. 19) -- The CIAC Board of Control voted unanimously at its meeting to accept the proposal of the CIAC Football Committee to adapt a new division and playoff structure for the sport of football beginning in the 2010 season.... Click here to read the approved proposal and a statement from the SCC about its approval.

2010 SCC Basketball Tournaments Will Be Held at Quinnipiac's TD Bank Arena

The SCC boys' and girls' basketball tournament semifinals and finals will be played at Quinnipiac University's TD Bank Sports Center in 2010... The girls will play Feb. 22 and 23 while the boys will be held March 1 and 2... The quarterfinals will be held at West Haven (girls) and East Haven (boys)... One SCC boys' ice hockey game featuring defending Division I champion Hamden against Fairfield Prep will be held at Quinnipiac on Jan. 5 at 6 p.m... An exhibition girls' hockey game between Hamden and Guilford will be held on Jan. 3... Click here to read article from the New Haven Register (11/18)

2009 SCC Fall Sports Playoff Schedule

Click here for the 2009 SCC fall sports playoff schedule.

Girls Volleyball:  Update (11-7) - Jonathan Law wins the SCC title in five games over #8 Cheshire.  Second SCC title for Law.

Boys Soccer: Update (11-6) -- Guilford wins SCC title via penalty kicks over Fairfield Prep... After a 1-1 deadlock in regulation and overtime, the Indians prevailed, 4-2, in the PK round.

Girls Soccer: Update (11-5) -- Hand and Cheshire play to scoreless tie and declared co-champions.

Girls Swimming & Diving:  Update (11-4) -- Cheshire wins 16th straight SCC championship... Cheshire's Jen Thompson repeats as SCC diving champion (417.25 points).

Field Hockey: Update (11-2) -- Hand defeated Branford, 5-3, to clinch the SCC regular-season title... The Tigers (10-0) win their third title in last four seasons... There is no SCC postseason tournament in field hockey.

Xavier and Guilford Win State Open Cross Country Titles

(Nov. 6) -- Xavier (boys) and Guilford (girls) captured 2009 CIAC state open cross country titles at Wickham Park in Manchester...Click for boys and girls results... A week ago, the SCC extremely fared well in the state class competitions... On the boys side, Xavier won the Class LL race, while Hamden (2nd) and Cheshire (4th) finished well... On the girls side, Guilford won the Class MM followed closely by Hand (2nd) and Branford (4th).

Xavier and Cheshire Win Cross Country Titles

(Oct. 22) -- Xavier (boys) and Cheshire (girls) won 2009 SCC cross country titles at Hammonasset State Park in Madison... Xavier (63 points) finished ahead of runner-up Hamden (88 points), while Cheshire (64 points) narrowly defeated five-time defending champion Guilford (69)... Click here for complete boys and girls varsity results... Special thanks to The Woodbridge Running Company for sponsoring the 2009 SCC Cross Country Championships.

SCC Hosts Unified Soccer Event

(Oct. 14) -- The SCC hosted an Unified Soccer event at Amity Regional High School... Nine schools were scheduled to participate... Click here for photos from the event.

Five SCC Schools Earn Michaels Cup Achievement Recognition

Five SCC member schools have been honored as Michaels Cup Achievement winners for 2009... Hand (Class L, 1st place) and Sacred Heart Academy (Class SS) each won first place honors, while Cheshire (Class LL) and Branford (Class MM) were recognized with a second place standing... Lastly, Jonathan Law (Class MM) earned third place... The winners were recognized at the CIAC Sportsmanship Conference on September 24.

Eleven SCC Football Teams Will Be Televised on MyTV 9 "Game of the Week" in 2009

Six games involving eleven SCC football teams will be highlighted on MyTV 9's "High School Game of the Week" television package this fall.. Click here for the complete schedule... All games will be shown on Saturday evenings during the fall... Hillhouse starts off the schedule on Sept. 19 when it meets non-conference foe Ansonia... Click here for an article in the New Haven Register (August 15).

2008-2009 Year In Review

Click here for the Southern Connecticut Conference 2008-09 Year in Review.

SCC IN THE MEDIA - 2008-2009

Click here for the SCC in the Media 2008-09 - a series of press clippings about the Southern Connecticut Conference during the 2008-09 academic year.

SCC NEWS - July 2009

Read the July 2009 issue of SCC NEWS - the official newsletter of the Southern Connecticut Conference.

Hillhouse's Jeremy Moore and Amity's Allison Barwise Named New Haven Register Athletes of the Year

Congratulations to Jeremy Moore (Hillhouse) and Allison Barwise (Amity) who were named the Male and Female Athletes of the Year by the New Haven Register.... Click here for the article by Dave Solomon (July 1).

Follow the SCC in the CIAC State Playoffs

Follow the SCC in the CIAC spring sports state playoffs at www.ciacsports.com... Four SCC teams - Amity (Class L boys track & field), Branford (Class L baseball), Fairfield Prep (Class L boys lacrosse) and West Haven (Class LL baseball) won state titles this spring... State runner-ups this spring included: Amity (State Open, boys outdoor track & field; Class L girls tennis) and Hillhouse (Class MM boys track & field).

West Haven and Branford Finish 1-2 in the Final State Baseball Poll - Click here for the stories in the New Haven Register and Hartford Courant

A Great Weekend: League Teams Win State Titles

Branford Wins Class L Baseball Title: Branford (17-9) defeated top-seeded Berlin, 4-2, in the Class L state title game on June 12 @Palmer Field... Click here for the championship game story in the New Haven Register

West Haven Wins Class LL Baseball Title: West Haven (21-5) defeated Brien McMahon, 1-0, in the Class LL championship game on June 13 @Palmer Field... Click here for the championship game story in the New Haven Register

Prep Wins Fourth Straight Class L Boys Lacrosse Title: Fairfield Prep (17-6) defeated Simsbury, 15-3, in the Class L championship game on June 13 @Brien McMahon HS... Click here for the championship game story in the New Haven Register

2009 SCC Spring Sports All-Conference Teams

The 2009 SCC spring sports all-conference teams have been named... Click here for the entire list.

2009 SCC Spring Sports Playoffs

Get the latest standings and playoff pairings in baseball, softball, girls lacrosse, boys lacrosse, boys tennis, girls tennis, and boys volleyball... For the fourth year, SCC tournament action in baseball, softball and boys/girls lacrosse will be broadcast at www.sportingnewsct.com.

Thursday, May 28 - Championship Schedule

Girls Tennis - Hand defeats Cheshire, 4-3

Boys Tennis - Fairfield Prep defeats Amity, 5-2

Softball - Lyman Hall scores winning run in bottom of 7th to defeat Amity, 2-1

Boys Volleyball - Cheshire rallies to defeat Xavier, 3-2

Friday, May 29

Boys Lacrosse Semifinals @Branford HS - May 29

#1 Fairfield Prep 14, #4 Guilford 6

#3 Cheshire 15, #2 Amity 12

Saturday, May 30

Baseball Championship Game @Yale Field

#2 Jonathan Law 11, #4 Foran 6 - Law wins first SCC title!

Monday, June 1

Boys Lacrosse Championship @Branford HS

Fairfield Prep 10, Cheshire 6 - Third straight title for Jesuits!

Girls Lacrosse Championship @Branford HS

Hand 12, Cheshire 9 - Tigers win third straight title!

SCC To Host 15th Year Golf Classic

Will Be Held on Monday, June 8 at New Haven Country Club

To celebrate its 15th year, the Southern Connecticut Conference will host a fund-raising Golf Tournament on Monday, June 8 (11:45 a.m.) at the New Haven Country Club (160 Hartford Turnpike - Hamden)... Many thanks to our sponsors - click here for a complete list.

Hillhouse and Amity Capture Outdoor Track Titles

The Hillhouse girls and Amity boys each captured the SCC outdoor track & field titles... The Academics (103 points) finished ahead of Hand (71) and Amity (63)... The Spartans (118.75 points) placed ahead of Hillhouse (77) and North Haven (65)... Click here for complete results

Cheshire Wins SCC Golf Title

Led by medalist Pat Herlihy (+4, 75), Cheshire captured the 2009 SCC Golf Championship at the New Haven Country Club on May 19... The Rams won their second SCC title - and their first since 1997... Fairfield Prep (326) was second followed by Hand (327)... Click here for complete individual results

SCC NEWS - April 2009

Read the April 2009 issue of SCC NEWS - the official newsletter of the Southern Connecticut Conference.

SCC Scholar Leader Banquet Held on March 30

The SCC scholar leader banquet was held on Monday, March 30 at Anthony's Ocean View in New Haven... Forty-four scholar leaders were recognized... Click here for event program

It's Academic: Hillhouse is the Best Girls Basketball Team in the State

It's official - the Hillhouse girls basketball team, who won the SCC and Class L titles, finished as the top girls basketball team in the New Haven Register, Hartford Courant and Connecticut SportsWriters Alliance season-ending state polls... Class LL runner-up Career and Class LL quarterfinalist Mercy also were ranked... Congratulations to head coach Catrina Hawley-Stewart  and the Academics!

Hamden Finishes as Top Ice Hockey Team in State

The 2009 SCC regular-season and state Division I champion Hamden ice hockey team finished as the top team in the final New Haven Register and Hartford Courant state rankings... Congratulations to head coach Bill Verneris and the Green Dragons squad... Hamden is one of five SCC teams (Fairfield Prep, Xavier, Division II champion Cheshire, West Haven and Notre Dame) ranked in the Courant's top ten... Click here for New Haven Register reporter Dan Nowak's final ice hockey  column touting the SCC's success in ice hockey..

2008-09 SCC Winter Sports All-Conference Teams

The 2008-09 SCC winter sports all-conference teams have been named... Click here for the entire list.

SCC Arts Exhibition Held at Creative Arts Workshop in New Haven

The annual SCC Arts Exhibition will be held from March 16-20 at the Creative Arts Workshop on Audubon Street in New Haven...

The exhibition features 60 selections of outstanding student-originated visual arts in a variety of media... Each SCC member school had the opportunity to submit up to three works.. A grand opening of the show with refreshments and award presentations was held on Monday, March 16... Click here to see the award winners

SCC Hosts Cheerleading Competition

The SCC hosted its fourth Cheerleading Competition on Saturday, January 31, at North Haven High School... Eighteen SCC school participated in four different categories – 14-under squad size, 15-over squad size, novice and co-ed... Congratulations to Lyman Hall (Novice), Branford (co-ed), Derby (14-under) and Shelton (15-over) for their first-place finishes... West Haven was also honored with the SCC Spirit Award...  Many thanks to the two event sponsors for the 2009 SCC cheerleading competition - Bird's Eye Sports and Planet Stunt, LLC... Click here for news release