Scott County Central High School
High school in Missouri, United States
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Scott County Central High School is a middle school and high school at 20794 US Highway 61 in Scott County, Missouri (Sikeston postal address). It is a part of Scott County Central Schools school district, which includes Haywood City, Morley, and Vanduser.[3]
It is in proximity to Kluge's Hill. The school is 8 miles (13 km) north of the center of Sikeston.[4] The school colors are orange, black, and white, and the mascot is the Braves.[5]
The high school has[when?] an enrollment of 151.[6][unreliable source?]
The school was created in 1959,[7] by the merger of the Morley and Vanduser high schools.[8] The school colors were retained from the original Vanduser High School (black and orange) and Morley High School (black and white).[9] It competes in the Scott-Mississippi Conference.[10]
Scott County competes in Class 2 and is a member of the Missouri State High School Activities Association.
Athletics
It has won 18 state championships in boys basketball—the most of any high school in the state.[citation needed]
Notable alumni
- Marcus Timmons, 1991, basketball player[11]
- Otto Porter Jr., 2011, basketball player[12]