Pocket Athletic Conference
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The Pocket Athletic Conference (PAC) is a high school athletic conference in southwestern Indiana. Its members are mid-size public high schools located in Dubois, Gibson, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, and Warrick counties.
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[edit] History
The Pocket Athletic Conference was established in 1938 with nine founding schools: Cannelton, Chrisney, Lynnville, Mount Vernon, Owensville, Petersburg, Poseyville, Rockport, and Tell City. Seven of the nine original schools remain members in some form today. Cannelton left in 1971 and is now an independent. Mount Vernon left in 1959 and is now a member of the Big Eight.
The first current member appeared in 1959 when Poseyville consolidated with Cynthiana, Griffin, and Wadesville to form North Posey. Rockport merged with Richland in 1965 to form South Spencer. Lynnville and Elberfeld merged in 1965 to form Tecumseh. Also in 1965, Oakland City and Francisco, both of whom joined the PAC in 1939, joined to become Wood Memorial. Chrisney and Dale, which had joined in 1939, joined to form Heritage Hills in 1972. Huntingburg joined the PAC in 1970 and in 1972 consolidated with Holland to become Southridge. In 1974 Owensville consolidated with Fort Branch and Haubstadt into Gibson Southern. That same year Petersburg joined with Winslow to form Pike Central.
Gibson Southern left the PAC in 1979 when the Big Eight was formed, only to return in 1994. In 2000, Wood Memorial left the PAC and is now a member of the Blue Chip Conference. Tell City, which had left in 1953, rejoined in 2001 to finish the current membership. In 2007 Forest Park, located in Ferdinand, will officially join the PAC increasing the number of members back to the original nine.
The PAC has recently gained the reputation as a powerful football conference. Since 2000, the PAC has been represented in the state finals five times. The three schools that have represented the PAC recently are Heritage Hills (2000 3A State Champs, and 2004 3A Runner-up), Southridge (2002 and 2006 2A Runner-up) and North Posey (2005 2A Runner-up).
[edit] Member Schools
[edit] Current members
- Gibson Southern High School Titans, Fort Branch, IN (1938 as Owensville-1979, 1994- )
- Heritage Hills High School Patriots, Lincoln City, IN (1938 as Chrisney- )
- North Posey High School Vikings, Poseyville, IN (1938 as Poseyville- )
- Pike Central High School Chargers, Petersburg, IN (1938 as Petersburg- )
- Southridge High School Raiders, Huntingburg, IN (1970 as Huntingburg- )
- South Spencer High School Rebels, Rockport, IN (1938 as Rockport- )
- Tecumseh High School Braves, Lynnville, IN (1938 as Lynnville- )
- Tell City High School Marksmen, Tell City, IN (1938-1953, 2001- )
Tecumseh will become an independent in football beginning in the 2007-08 school year. They will remain in the PAC for all other sports.
[edit] Future Members
- Forest Park High School Rangers, Ferdinand, IN
Forest Park is currently a member of the Blue Chip Conference. They have recently started a football program and will join the PAC in the 2007-08 school year.
[edit] Past members
- Cannelton High School Bulldogs, Cannelton, IN (1938-1971)
Cannelton has been an independent since leaving the PAC.
- Mount Vernon High School Wildcats, Mount Vernon, IN (1938-1959)
Mount Vernon left the PAC to join the SIAC. In 1979 it left the SIAC to join the newly formed Big Eight where it remains today.
- Wood Memorial High School Trojans, Oakland City, IN (1939 as Oakland City-2000)
Wood Memorial left the PAC following the 1999-00 school year after 60 years as a member. It is now a member of the Blue Chip Conference.
[edit] State Championships
[edit] Gibson Southern
- 2003 Softball (2A)
- 2005 Softball (3A)
[edit] Heritage Hills
- 2000 Football (3A)
[edit] North Posey
- 2005 Baseball (2A)
- 2006 Baseball (2A)
[edit] Southridge
- 1998 Girls Basketball (2A)
[edit] Tecumseh
- 1999 Boys Basketball (A)
- 2003 Baseball (A)
[edit] Forest Park
- 2001 Softball (A)
- 2005 Boys Basketball (2A)
- 2006 Boys Basketball (2A)
[edit] Trivia
- Heritage Hills has not lost a PAC football game since 1998.
- Current Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler played high school football at Heritage Hills and led them to the 3A state title in his senior season.
- Southridge's home gymnasium in Huntingburg has a capacity of 6,092 and is one of the 20 largest in Indiana.
[edit] Neighboring Conferences
- Big Eight Conference
- Southern Indiana Athletic Conference
- Blue Chip Conference
- Patoka Lake Conference
