ore than 90 high schools across the 24-county region compete in more than a dozen sports on a varsity level each year. Most compete under the guidelines of the Missouri State High School Activities Association, and others under the sanction of the Missouri Christian School Athletic Association.
Southeast Missouri schools and athletes have won hundreds of state championships in a variety of athletic competitions, including baseball, basketball, cheerleading, football, soccer, softball, track and field, volleyball and wrestling since high school sports first began locally more than 110 years ago.
Much of the historical high school information on this site was gathered by Al Jackson, a longtime Southeast Missouri high school sports advocate and historian whose hard work allows us to share the great teams, athletes and stories of past years. Al died in 2018, and we dedicate these pages to him.
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Scott County Central and Sikeston faced off in February 2009 in their first boys basketball game in 38 years, this time at the Show Me Center in front of a sold-out crowd of more than 7,000 fans. Sikeston blocked a Scott Central shot with 2 seconds to play to preserve an 86-85 win.
KEITH HENTE PHOTO • photos@semosportsone.com
HISTORY
Local basketball
History •
MBCA Hall of Fame inductees |
Milestones |
SEMO MVP Award |
SEMO polls |
State champions
Boys tournaments •
Arcadia Valley Thanksgiving Tournament |
Bloomfield Christmas Tournament |
Bob Sechrest Jr. Central Christmas Tournament |
Bootheel Conference Tournament |
Clarkton Christmas Tournament |
Farmington Invitational |
Fountain City Classic |
Gene Steighorst Memorial Tournament |
Oran Invitational Tournament |
Parma Christmas Tournament |
Poplar Bluff Showdown |
Potosi Invitational Tournament |
Rolla "Duke" Herbert Tournament |
SEMO Conference Tournament |
Sikeston Invitational Tournament |
Southeast Missourian U-High Christmas Tournament |
Valley Invitational Tournament |
Warrior Winter Classic |
Woodland Invitational Tournament
Local football
History •
MFCA Hall of Fame inductees |
Milestones |
SEMO Conference champions |
SEMO polls |
SEMO MVP Award |
Carr Trophy
Local miscellaneous
SEMO All-Sports Award | About Al Jackson
Local teams
A •
Advance |
Alton |
Annapolis |
Anniston |
Arbyrd |
Arcadia Valley
B •
Bell City |
Benton |
Bernie |
Bertrand |
Birch Tree |
Bismarck |
Blodgett |
Bloomfield |
Bloomsdale |
Braggadocio |
Bragg City |
Broseley |
Bunker
C •
Campbell |
Canalou |
Cape Girardeau Central |
Cardwell |
Caruth |
Caruthersville |
Chaffee |
Charleston |
Christian Outreach |
Clarkton |
Clearwater |
John Cobb |
Cooter |
Couch |
Crystal City
D •
Deering |
Delta |
Delta C-7 |
Des Arc |
DeSoto |
Dexter |
Diehlstadt |
Doniphan
E •
Eagle Ridge Christian |
East Carter County |
East Prairie |
Ellington |
Ellsinore |
Eminence |
Essex
F •
Farmington |
Festus |
Fisk |
Fornfelt |
Fredericktown |
Fremont |
Fruitland
G •
Gibson |
Gideon |
Gordonville |
Grandin |
Grandview |
Gray Ridge |
Greenville
H •
Hayti |
Hayti Central |
Hayward |
Herculaneum |
Hermondale |
Hillsboro |
Holcomb |
Holland |
Hornersville |
Howardville |
Hunter
I •
Illmo |
Illmo-Fornfelt
J •
Jackson |
Jefferson
K •
Kelly |
Kennett |
Kewanee |
Kingston |
Koshkonong
L •
Leadwood |
Leopold |
Lesterville |
Lilbourn |
Lincoln |
Lutesville
M •
Malden |
Marquand |
Marston |
Matthews |
McBride |
Meadow Heights |
Morehouse |
Morley
N •
Naylor |
Neelyville |
New Madrid |
New Madrid County Central |
New Salem Academy |
North County |
North Pemiscot |
Notre Dame
O •
Oak Ridge |
O'Bannon |
Oran
P •
Park Hills Central |
Parma |
Patterson |
Patton |
Perkins |
Perryville |
Piedmont |
Poplar Bluff |
Portageville |
Potosi |
Puxico
Q •
Quilin
R •
Randles |
Richland |
Risco |
Rombauer |
Ross
S •
Sainte Genevieve |
Saint Henry |
Saint Joseph |
Saint Paul Lutheran |
Saint Pius X |
Saint Mary |
Saint Vincent |
Salem |
Saxony Lutheran |
Scott City |
Scott County Central |
Sedgewickville |
Senath |
Senath-Hornersville |
Sikeston |
South Iron |
Southland |
South Pemiscot |
Steele |
Summersville
T •
Thayer |
Thomasville |
Twin City Christian |
Twin Rivers
U •
University High
V •
Valle Catholic |
Valley |
Van Buren |
Vanduser |
Viburnum |
Victory Baptist
W •
Wardell |
Booker T. Washington |
West County |
Westwood Baptist |
Phylis Wheatley |
Whitewater |
Williamsville |
Willoughby |
Windsor |
Winona |
Woodland
Z •
Zalma
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