Sussex County Interscholastic League
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The Sussex County Interscholastic League (SCIL) was a high school athletic conference located in Sussex County
and Morris County
, New Jersey
. The league was formed in 1976 when a number of new high schools opened up in the previous year. The formation of the league was to promote athletics and to cut down on travel time and costs. The league operated under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
(NJSIAA), the statewide organization for high school sports.
In 2009, all SCIL member schools merged with other Morris County member schools to form the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference
, as a result of the realignment of conferences by the NJSIAA.
NOTE: Sussex Tech was an Associate Member
Sussex County, New Jersey
The County of Sussex is the northernmost county in the State of New Jersey. It is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 Federal decennial census, 149,265 persons resided in Sussex County...
and Morris County
Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the United States 2010 Census, the population was 492,276. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Morristown....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. The league was formed in 1976 when a number of new high schools opened up in the previous year. The formation of the league was to promote athletics and to cut down on travel time and costs. The league operated under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association is an association of hundreds of New Jersey high schools that regulates high school athletics and holds tournaments and crowns champions in high school sports.-State championships:...
(NJSIAA), the statewide organization for high school sports.
In 2009, all SCIL member schools merged with other Morris County member schools to form the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference
Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference
The Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference is a sports league that includes public and private high schools from Morris County, Sussex County and Warren County, New Jersey, that operates under the auspices of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association...
, as a result of the realignment of conferences by the NJSIAA.
Former Participating schools
School | Location | School District | Team Name | General Classification | Football Classification | 2006 Enrollment |
High Point Regional High School High Point Regional High School High Point Regional High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school and school district, which serves students from five municipalities in Sussex County, New Jersey, serving students from the five municipalities of Branchville Borough, Frankford Township, Lafayette Township, Sussex... |
Wantage Township Wantage Township, New Jersey Wantage Township is a Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 10,387.-Geography:... |
High Point Regional High School High Point Regional High School High Point Regional High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school and school district, which serves students from five municipalities in Sussex County, New Jersey, serving students from the five municipalities of Branchville Borough, Frankford Township, Lafayette Township, Sussex... |
Wildcats | North 1, Group III | North 1, Group III | 1035 |
Hopatcong High School Hopatcong High School Hopatcong High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Hopatcong, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Hopatcong Public Schools.... |
Hopatcong Hopatcong, New Jersey Hopatcong is a Borough in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 15,147.The area had been called "Brookland" in the 19th century and the lake that was expanded to become Lake Hopatcong had been known as "Great Pond" or "Brookland... |
Hopatcong Public Schools Hopatcong Public Schools The Hopatcong Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Hopatcong, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States.... |
Chiefs | North 1, Group II | North 1, Group II | 594 |
Jefferson Township High School Jefferson Township High School (New Jersey) Jefferson Township High School is a comprehensive community public high school, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Jefferson Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Jefferson Township Public Schools.... |
Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, New Jersey Oak Ridge is an unincorporated area within West Milford in Passaic County and Jefferson Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07438.... |
Jefferson Township Public Schools Jefferson Township Public Schools The Jefferson Township Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Jefferson Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.... |
Falcons | North 1, Group II | North 1, Group II | 769 |
Kittatinny Regional High School Kittatinny Regional High School The Kittatinny Regional High School is a six-year comprehensive regional public high school and school district in Sussex County, New Jersey, serving students in grades 7 - 12 from five municipalities in the northwest area of the county... |
Hampton Township Hampton Township, New Jersey Hampton Township is a Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 4,943.... |
Kittatinny Regional High School Kittatinny Regional High School The Kittatinny Regional High School is a six-year comprehensive regional public high school and school district in Sussex County, New Jersey, serving students in grades 7 - 12 from five municipalities in the northwest area of the county... |
Cougars | North 1, Group II | North 1, Group II | 635 |
Lenape Valley Regional High School Lenape Valley Regional High School Lenape Valley Regional High School is a four-year regional public high school and school district in New Jersey serving approximately 900 students from two municipalities in Sussex County and one in Morris County.... |
Stanhope Stanhope, New Jersey -Transportation:Route 183 is the main access road that serves the borough. U.S. Route 206 also passes through in the western section and is partially a limited access road which connects to I-80 in neighboring Mount Olive.-Demographics:... |
Lenape Valley Regional High School Lenape Valley Regional High School Lenape Valley Regional High School is a four-year regional public high school and school district in New Jersey serving approximately 900 students from two municipalities in Sussex County and one in Morris County.... |
Patriots | North 1, Group II | North 2, Group III | 643 |
Newton High School | Newton Newton, New Jersey Newton is a town in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the town population was 8,244. It is the county seat of Sussex County.... |
Newton Public School District Newton Public School District The Newton Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Newton, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States... |
Braves | North 1, Group II | North 1, Group II | 668 |
Pope John XXIII Regional High School Pope John XXIII Regional High School Pope John XXIII Regional High School is a Roman Catholic high school in Sparta Township, New Jersey. The school was founded in 1956, originally as Our Lady Of The Lake School, and is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson... |
Sparta Township Sparta Township, New Jersey Sparta Township is a Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 19,722... |
Lions | Non-Public North A | Non-Public, Group III | 649 | |
Sparta High School Sparta High School (New Jersey) Sparta High School is a four-year public high school serving grades nine through twelve in Sparta Township, in Sussex County, New Jersey, as part of the Sparta Township Public School District... |
Sparta Township Sparta Township, New Jersey Sparta Township is a Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 19,722... |
Sparta Township Public School District Sparta Township Public School District The Sparta Township Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves over 4,100 students from Sparta, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States... |
Spartans | North 1, Group III | North 1, Group II | 835 |
Vernon Township High School Vernon Township High School Vernon Township High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Vernon Township, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. The school opened in 1975 and is part of the Vernon Township School District. The school has gone through expansions over the year including a new... |
Vernon Township Vernon Township, New Jersey -Communities and neighborhoods:Communities and neighborhoods in Vernon Township include the following sections:*Vernon Village "Town Center"*Vernon Valley a.k.a... |
Vernon Township School District Vernon Township School District The Vernon Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district, that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Vernon Township, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States.... |
Vikings | North 1, Group IV | North 1, Group IV | 1724 |
Wallkill Valley Regional High School Wallkill Valley Regional High School Wallkill Valley Regional High School is a four-year public high school and regional school district in New Jersey serving students in grades 9-12 from four municipalities in Sussex County, approximately forty miles northwest of New York City... |
Hamburg Hamburg, New Jersey Hamburg is a Borough in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 3,277.In 1753, when Sussex County was formed, Hamburg was part of New Town; on February 25, 1762, it became part of the newly established Hardyston Township... |
Wallkill Valley Regional High School Wallkill Valley Regional High School Wallkill Valley Regional High School is a four-year public high school and regional school district in New Jersey serving students in grades 9-12 from four municipalities in Sussex County, approximately forty miles northwest of New York City... |
Rangers | North 1, Group II | North 1, Group II | 629 |
Sussex County Technical School Sussex County Technical School Sussex County Technical School is a county-wide technical public high school in Sussex County, New Jersey, as part of the Sussex County Vocational School District and is located in Sparta Township. It is the home of the McNeice Auditorium and the Fighting Mustangs... |
Sparta Township Sparta Township, New Jersey Sparta Township is a Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 19,722... |
Sussex County Sussex County, New Jersey The County of Sussex is the northernmost county in the State of New Jersey. It is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 Federal decennial census, 149,265 persons resided in Sussex County... |
Mustangs | North 1, Group I | North 1, Group II | 482 |
NOTE: Sussex Tech was an Associate Member
League sports
The SCIL offered a total of 21 sports (12 boys; 9 girls). In the sport of swimming, Wallkill Valley and Sussex Tech competed as one team known as Wall-Tech. Additionally, Sussex Tech participated in the SCIL in bowling.Fall sports
- Cheerleading
- Cross Country (Boys)
- Cross Country (Girls)
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Soccer (B)
- Soccer (G)
- Volleyball (G)
- Marching Band
Winter sports
- Basketball (B)
- Basketball (G)
- Bowling
- Skiing (B)
- Skiing (G)
- Swimming (B)
- Swimming (G)
- Wrestling
- Ice Hockey (B)
- Indoor Track (B&G)
Spring sports
- Baseball
- Golf
- Softball
- Volleyball (B)
- Track & Field (B)
- Track & Field (G)
- Lacrosse (G)
- Lacrosse (B)