The Blue Chip Conference is a high school athletic conference in southwestern Indiana, United States. The conference's members are small A or AA high schools located in Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Knox, and Martin counties. The BCC was founded in 1968, with Barr-Reeve, Bloomfield, Loogootee, North Daviess, North Knox, South Knox, and Springs Valley. Barr-Reeve had to wait until 1969 to be released from the Patoka Valley Conference to play in the league, and Loogootee also had to wait until 1970 to leave the Southwestern Indiana Conference. The conference grew to 11 schools in the mid-1970s, but for the most part has stabilized at nine schools since then with the only exception being the 6-year period between the addition of Wood Memorial in 2000 and loss of Forest Park in 2006 where the count was at 10. Aside from Wood Memorial, which being in Gibson County is on Central Time, the rest of the conference's members are in the Eastern Time Zone.
Member schools School Location Mascot Colors Enrollment 24–25 IHSAA Class # / County Year joined Previous conference Barr-Reeve Montgomery Vikings 282 1A 14 Daviess 1969 Patoka Valley Loogootee Loogootee Lions 239 1A 51 Martin 1970 SW Indiana North Knox1, 2 Bicknell Warriors 349 2A 42 Knox 19681986 Southern IndianaIndependents Northeast Dubois Dubois Jeeps 254 1A 19 Dubois 1977 Lost River Shoals3 Shoals Jug Rox 210 1A 51 Martin 1977 SW Indiana South Knox Vincennes Spartans 393 2A 42 Knox 1968 none (new school) Vincennes Rivet Vincennes Patriots 97 1A 42 Knox 1979 Washington Catholic Washington Cardinals 61 1A 14 Daviess 1977 Wood Memorial Oakland City Trojans 200 1A 26 Gibson 2000 Pocket North Knox is a member of the Southwest Football Conference for football. North Knox played in the Western Indiana Conference 1977–81, then played independently from 1981 to 1986 before rejoining the BCC. Shoals played concurrently in the BCC and SWIAC from 1977 to 1979.
Former members School Location Mascot Colors # / County Year joined Previous conference Year left Conference joined Bloomfield1 Bloomfield Cardinals 28 Greene 1968 SW Indiana 1985 SW Indiana North Daviess Elnora Cougars 14 Daviess 1968 none (new school) 1986 SW Indiana Springs Valley French Lick Blackhawks 59 Orange 1968 1979 Patoka Lake Mitchell Mitchell Bluejackets 47 Lawrence 1970 Mid-Southern 1979 Patoka Lake Forest Park Ferdinand Rangers 19Dubois 1972 Patoka Valley 2006 Pocket
Bloomfield played concurrently in the BCC and SWIAC for its entire BCC duration.
Membership timeline
Conference championships
Football # Team Seasons 3 Mitchell 1971, 1973, 1975 3 North Knox 1970, 1972, 1974 2 Springs Valley 1976. 1977 0 North Daviess
Football was discontinued as a conference sport after the 1977–78 school year. Mitchell and Springs Valley would move to the Patoka Lake Conference one year later, and North Daviess would be an independent until joining the Southwest Seven Conference.
Boys basketball # Team Seasons 15 Barr-Reeve 1972, 1995, 1997, 1998*, 2002*, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 9 Loogootee 1973, 1975, 1978, 1996*, 1999*, 2002*, 2005*, 2011, 2013, 2020 7 Forest Park 1994, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005*, 2006, 2007 4 North Knox 1996*, 1998*, 1999*, 2003 1 Springs Valley 1970 0 Bloomfield 0 Mitchell 0 North Daviess 0 Northeast Dubois 0 Rivet 0 Shoals 0 South Knox 0 Washington Catholic 0 Wood Memorial
Champions before 1993–94 season unverified.
Girls basketball # Team Seasons 7 North Knox 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2018* 7 Rivet 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018* 2 Barr-Reeve 2012, 2015 1 Loogootee 2018*, 2020 1 Northeast Dubois 2008 1 Wood Memorial 2017 1 Forest Park 2001 0 Bloomfield 0 Mitchell 0 North Daviess 0 Shoals 0 South Knox 0 Springs Valley 0 Washington Catholic
Champions before 2000–01 season unverified.
State titles
Barr-Reeve Vikings (3) 2013 Volleyball (A) 2015 Boys Basketball (A) 2018 Girls Volleyball (A) 2020 Girls Volleyball (AA) 2021 Boys Basketball (A)
Loogootee Lions (2) 2012 Boys Basketball (A) 2020 Girls Basketball (A)
North Knox Warriors (0)
Northeast Dubois Jeeps (0)
Shoals Jug Rox (0)
South Knox Spartans (0) 2025 Class 2A Girls Basketball State Champions
Vincennes Rivet Patriots (1) 1A Girls Basketball (2011)
Washington Catholic Cardinals (0)
Wood Memorial Trojans (1) 2017 Girls Basketball (A)
Runner-Up Titles, and State Finals Appearances
Barr-Reeve Vikings 1998 Boys Baseball (A) 1998 Girls Volleyball(A) 2001 Girls Volleyball(A) 2002 Boys Basketball (A) 2007 Boys Basketball (A) 2008 Girls Volleyball(A) 2009 Girls Volleyball(A) 2010 Boys Basketball (A) 2014 Boys Basketball (A) 2015 Girls Basketball (A) 2016 Boys Cross Country - Single Class 2018 Girls Cross Country - Single Class 2019 Boys Basketball (A)
Wood Memorial Trojans 2007 Girls Basketball (A)
Loogootee Lions 2005 Boys Basketball (A) 1975 Boys Basketball (Pre-Class) 1970 Boys Basketball (Pre-Class) 2012 Girls Volleyball (A) 2007 Girls Volleyball (A) 2006 Girls Volleyball (A) 2005 Girls Volleyball (A) 2000 Girls Volleyball (A) 2021 Girls Basketball (A) 2020 Girls Volleyball (A)
Northeast Dubois Jeeps 2026 Baseball (A) 2005 Girls Basketball (A) 2012 Girls Basketball (A)
Vincennes Rivet Patriots 2009 Girls Basketball (A) 2009 Boys Baseball (A) 2010 Girls Basketball (A) 2013 Boys Baseball (A) 2018 Girls Basketball (A) 2019 Girls Basketball (A)
Washington Catholic Cardinals 2005 Girls Basketball (A)
Former Member State Titles
Forest Park Rangers (3) 2001 Softball (A) 2005 Boys Basketball (2A) 2006 Boys Basketball (2A)
Neighboring Conferences Pocket Athletic Conference Patoka Lake Conference
References
External links IHSAA Conference Membership IHSAA State Champions Southwest Indiana Conference Histories