South Vermillion High School

South Vermillion High School is a public high school in Clinton, Indiana serving students in grades 9 through 12. It was created in 1977 as the building replaced Clinton High School. As of 2017, the school has an enrollment of approximately 546 students. SVHS is one of two high schools in Vermillion County (the other being North Vermillion High School in Cayuga). South Vermillion High School is also the only secondary institution under the administration of the South Vermillion School Corporation. That district includes the municipalities of Clinton, Dana, Fairview Park, and Universal, and the census-designated places of Blanford and St. Bernice.^[2]

South Vermillion High School
Location
770 West Wildcat Drive Clinton , Vermillion County , Indiana 47842 United States
Coordinates	39.6891°N 87.4139°W / 39.6891; -87.4139
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1977
School district	South Vermillion Community School Corporation
Superintendent	David Chapman
Principal	Kara Skinner
Faculty	46.25 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	478 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	10.34[1]
Color(s)
Song	Go you South Vermillion Wildcats
Athletics	IHSAA Class 3A
Athletics conference	Wabash River
Team name	Wildcats
Rivals	North Vermillion, Rockville, Northview, Sullivan, West Vigo
Newspaper	The Wildcat
Yearbook	Old Gold and Black
Feeder schools	South Vermillion Middle School
Formed from	Clinton
Gym size	2,900
Brent Anderson Stadium	7,000
Website	South Vermillion High School

Campus

The school is located on the north side of Clinton. South Vermillion's football field is named after its coach Brent Anderson.^[3] Also its softball and baseball field is located next to the stadium. SVHS Gym has a Capacity of 2,900.

Curriculum

The Wildcats have a spell bowl team, a math bowl team, and many other academic teams. Their spell bowl team has been to state on several occasions most recently in the 2015-16 school year. Their Quiz Bowl won the final W.I.C competition on Feb. 2nd, 2016. South Vermillion Also offers a variety of AP classes, and duel credit classes.

Athletics

South Vermillion participates in sports under IHSAA regulations and in IHSAA state rankings and tournaments. It is a member of the Wabash River Conference.

Fall Boys Cross Country Girls Cross Country Football Girls Golf Boys Soccer Girls Soccer Boys Tennis Volleyball

Winter Boys Basketball Girls Basketball Boys Swimming Girls Swimming Wrestling

Spring Baseball Boys Golf Softball Girls Tennis Boys Track and Field Girls Track and Field

There are also the club sports (non-IHSAA) of cheerleading, dance, boys and girls bowling, and marching band.

South Vermillion Wildcat Football

On October 4, 2013 South Vermillion's football field was named after its coach Brent Anderson. The ceremony commenced with alumni who played for Anderson and the presentation of a memorial at the field.^[3]

The South Vermillion Wildcat football team represents South Vermillion High School in the 2A division of IHSAA football. South Vermillion plays its home games at Brent Anderson Memorial Stadium on the campus of South Vermillion High School in Clinton, Indiana. The Wildcats compete in the Wabash River Conference. Prior to realignment in 2016, South Vermillion was part of the Western Indiana Conference but moved to the WRC in 2016 due to travel costs.^[4]

The Wildcats have registered 7 winning seasons in their history, with 2 of those seasons resulting in eight victories or more, and 12 seasons resulting in at least five wins. The Wildcats have won 2 conference championships in their history.

Trophy games

Bronze Helmet Game

The Bronze Helmet game is played annually between the Sullivan Golden Arrows and the Wildcats. The winner has been awarded the Bronze Helmet since 1946.

Coal Bucket Game

The Coal Bucket game is played annually between the Northview Knights and the Wildcats, and the winner receives the old coal bucket. Originally started between the Clinton Wildcats and the Brazil Red Devils, the game has continued after Brazil consolidated into Northview. The winner has received the same coal bucket as a trophy for the game since 1951.^[5]

Milk Jug Game

The Milk Jug game is played annually between the Riverton Parke Panthers and the Wildcats, and the winner receives the Milk Jug. The Milk Jug game started in 1993, with Riverton Park taking the Trophy 22–6. The game resumed after the Wildcats re-entered the Wabash River Conference in 2016.

South Vermillion Wins 2016 Milk Jug Game

• 1993 Riverton Parke 22–6
• 1994 Riverton Parke 27–7
• 1995 South Vermillion 13–10
• 1996 Riverton Parke 42–13
• 1997 South Vermillion 21–20
• 1998 South Vermillion 52–7
• 2016 South Vermillion 48–20
• 2017 South Vermillion 31-6
• 2018 South Vermillion 28-0
• 2019 South Vermillion 35-8
• 2020 South Vermillion 54-0
• 2021 No Game COVID-19
• 2022 South Vermillion 38-0
• 2023 South Vermillion 49-7

Head coaches

South Vermillion Wildcats Head Coaches
Name Seasons Record Brent Anderson 1977–1984 33–45 TBD 1985–1989 10–35 TBD 1990–1993 11–26[6] Mike Stewart 1994 1–8 Phil Morris 1995 3–6 Tim Weeks 1996–1998 11-18 Rene Foli 1999–2003 15–25 Brian Gilman 2004–2007 8–32 Ron Whiteman 2008–2010 15–17 Chuck Sorrell 2011–2013 4–26 Will Porter 2014–2016 9–22 Greg Barrett 2017–present 33-24[7]

Record vs Rivals

Team	Record	Percentage	Streak	First Meeting	Last Meeting
North Vermillion	19–22	.463	WIN 3	1981	2022
Northview / Brazil	5–28	.152	Loss 2	1977	2015
Sullivan	8–24	.250	Loss 12	1977	2022
West Vigo	10–17	3.70	WIN 1	1977	2022
Park Heritage/Rockville1	16–28	.363	WIN 1	1978	2022
Overall Record			58–119

1. Name Changed due to Rockville and Turkey Run consolidation.

Conference Championships

South Vermillion has won or shared a conference championship on 3 occasions, including 2 Western Indiana Conference titles and most recently the 2017 Wabash River Conference Title.

Season	Coach	Title	Record	Conf. Record
1979	Brent Anderson	Western Indiana	5-4	3-1
1980	Brent Anderson	Western Indiana	6-4	3-0
2017	Greg Barrett	Wabash River	7-3	7-1
2020	Greg Barrett	Wabash River	7-2	6-0

Team Records

South Vermillion Wildcats Football Records
Season Record 1977 3-7 1978 2-8 1979 5-5 1980 6-4 1981 6-4 1982 6-3 1983 2-8 1984 1-9 1985 2-7 1986 2-7 1987 3-6 1988 2-7 1989 2-7	Season Record 1990 4-6 1991 0-9 1992 5-4 1993 2-7 1994 1-8 1995 3-6 1996 1-8 1997 5-5 1998 5-5 1999 5-5 2000 5-5 2001 8-3 2002 1-9	Season Record 2003 2-8 2004 3-8 2005 0-10 2006 2-8 2007 2-8 2008 6-5 2009 8-2 2010 0-10 2011 0-10 2012 2-8 2013 2-8 2014 4-7 2015 3-7	Season Record 2016 2-8 2017 7-3 2018 3-7 2019 7-5 2020 7-2 2021 4-6 2022 5-1 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028	Season Record 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 Total 157-292

All-State Players

A total of 8 Wildcats have been recognized as All-State by various media selectors.

South Vermillion All-State Players
Season Name Pos. 1992 J.D. Murdock OT 1998 Jason Hoke RB 1998 Jacob Weber WE	Season Name Pos. 2009 Dan Rowe OL 2017 Jacob Handley WR 2019 Cam Meyer DE	Season Name Pos. 2020 Joey Shew TE 2020 Kadin McMahan DL

Basketball

The South Vermillion Wildcats have won (1) Sectional 1986.

Battle Of the Back-Roads

The Battle Of The Back-Roads game is played annually between the Riverton Parke Panthers and the Wildcats, the winner receiving a large gold basketball on a square wooden base. On Feb 15, 2013, the inaugural battle of the back-roads trophy was won by the Wildcat's, they beat Riverton Parke 73-55 The Trophy series is SV 3-1 RP

Former Schools

School	Location	Mascot	Colors	Year Started	Year Closed
Blanford	Blanford	Bears		1923	1928	Consolidated into Clinton
Clinton	Clinton	Wildcats		1885	1977	New building/Name changed to South Vermillion
Dana	Dana	Aggies		1925	1961	Consolidated into Clinton
Hillsdale	Hillsdale	Hilltoppers		1916	1961	Consolidated into Clinton
Saint Bernice	Saint Bernice	Hornets		1928	1961	Consolidated into Clinton

See also

• List of high schools in Indiana Western Indiana Conference