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.

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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.

Former participating schools

SchoolLocationSchool DistrictTeam NameGeneral ClassificationFootball Classification2006 Enrollment
High Point Regional High School Wantage Township High Point Regional High School WildcatsNorth 1, Group IIINorth 1, Group III1035
Hopatcong High School Hopatcong Hopatcong Public Schools ChiefsNorth 1, Group IINorth 1, Group II594
Jefferson Township High School Oak Ridge Jefferson Township Public Schools FalconsNorth 1, Group IINorth 1, Group II769
Kittatinny Regional High School Hampton Township Kittatinny Regional High School CougarsNorth 1, Group IINorth 1, Group II635
Lenape Valley Regional High School Stanhope Lenape Valley Regional High School PatriotsNorth 1, Group IINorth 2, Group III643
Newton High School Newton Newton Public School District BravesNorth 1, Group IINorth 1, Group II668
Pope John XXIII Regional High School Sparta Township LionsNon-Public North ANon-Public, Group III649
Sparta High School Sparta Township Sparta Township Public School District SpartansNorth 1, Group IIINorth 1, Group II835
Vernon Township High School Vernon Township Vernon Township School District VikingsNorth 1, Group IVNorth 1, Group IV1724
Wallkill Valley Regional High School Hamburg Wallkill Valley Regional High School RangersNorth 1, Group IINorth 1, Group II629
Sussex County Technical School Sparta Township Sussex County MustangsNorth 1, Group INorth 1, Group II482

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.

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