Southwood

2008 Schedule & Results
‡--Three Rivers Conference

Program History
1962: Southwood High School opens with no football background made up from the consolidation of LaFontaine, Lincolnville, Somerset and half of Noble Township high schools. John Livergood was the first head football coach and started the program. The Knights finish the season 0-4 the first year.

1966: John Livergood steps down as head coach completing five years before choosing to develop fundamentals in the junior high program. Coach Livergood coaches 8th grade football at Southwood for the next 27 years, teaching fundamentals to young men.

1967: Hal Sampson becomes Southwood’s 2nd head football coach. Coach Sampson’s squads go 4-14-1 in two seasons.

1969: Felix Chambers becomes Southwood’s 3rd head football coach. Dave Wilhelm comes as Coach Chambers’ assistant coach. Under their tutelage, the Knights drop their first 14 contests before reversing the trend.

1975: Southwood earns its first championship, sharing the Mid-Indiana Conference title along with Maconaquah. 1976: Southwood enters the Three Rivers Conference and wins the league championship. Pat Nelson leads the state with 1,849 yards rushing.

1980: Southwood shares Three Rivers Conference championship with Northfield and Tippecanoe Valley. Knights win school’s first sectional championship in District 10 playoffs by beating Central Noble 33-12. Southwood wins school-record 10 games, including 10 in a row.

1986: Dave Wilhelm becomes Southwood’s 4th head football coach. Coach Chambers finishes his coaching career with a 92-78 record at Southwood.

1989: Southwood wins first IHSAA regional championship before losing to Bremen in the semistate.

1990: Southwood wins first IHSAA semistate championship with an 8-7 win over Jimtown, then falls to South Decatur in Class A State Finals. Knights win school-record 12 games, including 11 in a row.

1991: Southwood wins third regional championship, losing to Fort Wayne Bishop Luers in the semistate game.

1992: Southwood's first undefeated regular season ends with a 1st-round sectional loss to Madison-Grant.

1995: Southwood captures its fourth regional title, then falls again to Bremen in the semistate.

1996: Southwood's second perfect regular season again ends in a 1st-round sectional loss, this time to Eastern.

2000: Terry Siddall becomes Southwood’s 5th head football coach. Coach Wilhelm finishes his coaching career with a 106-46 (.697) record.

2002: Southwood wins first IHSAA State Championship. After trailing 14-0 at halftime to South Putnam, the Knights score two touchdowns in third quarter and Nick Ehret kicks a Class A championship game record-breaking 45-yard field goal with 1:55 remaining in the contest to give the Knights their first title. The Knights got on the board on a pair of three-play, third-quarter scoring drives. Jarrod McKee’s 22-yard run around the right side with 7:32 left got Southwood on the board before tying the game on their next possession. After forcing South Putnam to punt the ball away, Ehret dashed through the defense on his way to a 45-yard score at the 3:50 mark. Bryant Paul gained 119 yards in 17 carries for Southwood. Knights win school-record 13 games, including 11 in a row.

2006: Dan Snyder becomes Southwood’s 6th head football coach. Coach Terry Siddall finishes as Southwood's head coach with a career record of 36-31 in six seasons.

Tournament Championships
Sectional Champions (6): 1980, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 2002

Regional Champions (5): 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 2002

Semistate Champions (2): 1990, 2002

State Champions (1): 2002

Conference Championships
Three Rivers Conference (6): 1976, 1980, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2002

Mid-Indiana Conference (1): 1975

North All-Stars
1975--Steve Bechtol

1981--Brian Smith

1982--Brian Thompson

1990--Brad Weaver

1991--Joe Duncan

1992--Ryan Brainard

1996--Matt Wilhelm

2003--Bryant Paul

2003--Jeremiah Kellam

2004--Parker Siddall

Other Links

 * John Harrell's Southwood Page

==Driving Directions, courtesy of Mapquest== Southwood High School is located less than a mile east of the intersection of state roads 15 and 124 in southern Wabash County, 55 miles from Fort Wayne, 75 miles from Lafayette, 91 miles from South Bend, and 101 miles from Indianapolis.


 * From the northwest, take I-69 South to Exit 78 (S.R. 5) toward Warren/Huntington. Turn right (north) on S.R. 5, then left (west) onto S.R. 124 17.7 miles to the school.


 * From the east, take S.R. 124 west to Wabash County, then 7.5 miles to the school.


 * From the southeast, take I-69 North to Exit 78 (S.R. 5) toward Warren/Huntington. Turn right (north) on S.R. 5, then left (west) onto S.R. 124 17.7 miles to the school.


 * From the south, use either S.R. 15 or S.R. 13 to access S.R. 124, turn right on 124 either 2.25 miles (S.R. 13) or .7 miles (S.R. 15) to the school.


 * From the west, take U.S. 24 to Peru to Broadway, then south (right) on Broadway through town to S.R. 124. Turn east (left) 15.7 miles to the school.


 * From the north, take S.R. 15 or S.R. 13 south to Wabash through town, then S.R. 15 South 4 miles, turning east onto S.R. 124 to the school.