Rushville

Latest News
The IHSAA has announced the sectional alignments for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.

Rushville will remain in Sectional 22. The majority of Sectional 22 teams from last year will stay in Sectional 22 for the next two seasons. There are, however, a couple new schools coming in and one school moving to another sectional. Those teams staying with Rushville in Sectional 22 will be Batesville, Beech Grove, Greensburg, Hamilton Heights and Howe. Chatard will be moving to Sectional 21. One newcomer for the 2009 sectional will be Yorktown. The other newcomer won't join us until the 2010 season, which will be Indianapolis Marshall, who is preparing to restart their football program for the 2010 season.

It was recently announced that the Hoosier Heritage Conference will once again participate in "HHC Day At The Dome" during the 2009 season. This year's HHC Day At The Dome will happen on week 8 of the regular season schedule, which will be the Pendleton Hts. game for Rushville. We are scheduled to play Game 3 of the day, which will be approximately 3:30pm.

We also recenlty heard that Delta High School is putting down a new "Field Turf" surface on their football field. This would mean the Lions would be playing on the artificial surface two consecutive weeks, since we play Pendleton Hts. the week following the Delta game.

2009 Schedule

 * HOOSIER HERITAGE CONFERENCE GAME |

2008 Stats
Rushing & Receiving

Defensive Points

History
Although Rushville High School was certainly playing football before 1936, this was the year RHS, along with 6 other schools in the central Indiana area, came together to form the South Central Conference. The seven charter members of the SCC included Columbus, Connersville, Franklin, Martinsville, Greencastle, Rushville and Shelbyville. Over the years, until it disbanded in 1997, the SCC saw many schools come and go. Among the teams to join were Indianapolis Washington, Seymour, Southport, Jeffersonville, Bloomington (alone, and later as Bloomington South and Bloomington North) and Center Grove. Those schools to leave the SCC at some point were Indianapolis Washington, Greencastle, Southport, Columbus (later to return as Columbus North), Jeffersonville, Connersville, Rushville (1994), Shelbyville and Seymour. The five final schools remaining in the SCC when it disbanded were Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Center Grove, Columbus North and Martinsville. In the 58 years Rushville was in the SCC, the Lions were only able to win one Conference Championship outright, that being in 1944. Rushville did share one more Conference Championship in 1988 with Columbus North and Seymour. Rushville did manage to win one Sectional Championship in 1983 as a member of the SCC, a feat it has not accomplished since.

When Rushville opted out of the SCC in 1994, it joined three other schools to form the Hoosier Heritage Conference. RCHS, along with Hamilton Southeastern and New Palestine from the Rangeline Conference, and Mt. Vernon (Fortville) from the White River Conference, became the charter members of this newly formed conference. 1997 would see four more schools join the HHC, and one team drop out. Hamilton Southeastern would leave the HHC for the Olympic Conference. Delta and Pendleton Hts. would come aboard from the White River Conference, Greenfield-Central came on as a previous independent, and Shelbyville from the South Central Conference, to make the HHC a conference of seven teams. Yorktown would be the eighth and final school to join the HHC in 1999, coming from the Rangeline Conference. Rushville has yet to win a conference title in football as a member of the HHC.

Past Season Pages

 * 2008 Season Page
 * 2007 Season Page

Black Lion Award Winners


The "Black Lion Award" is given to any member of the Rushville Lions football team for exemplifying leadership, courage, devotion to duty, self sacrifice and, above all, an unselfish concern for the team ahead of himself. The award is given in honor and memory of Major Don Holleder, who was a member of the Black Lions, a regiment of the Army's 28th Regiment. For information about Major Holleder, the Black Lion Award and it's origins, please click on the link at the bottom of the page.

Football Links

 * John Harrell's Indiana HS Football Schedules, Polls, Power ratings and other information on all Indiana HS football teams, sectionals and classes
 * John Harrell's Rushville Page RCHS Football schedule and results
 * IHSAA Website
 * Rushville Republican
 * DigitalSports Official IHSAA stats site (HHC Stats)
 * IFCA Indiana Football Coaches Association
 * Operation Football WTHR Channel 13 HS Football Scores
 * MG's Helmets Website which displays a multitude of helmets (including the ones on this web page)
 * Black Lion Award Info about the Black Lion Award

Driving Directions
Coming into Rushville from US 52 Eastbound, or SR 44 Eastbound or Westbound: Once you enter Rushville, go to State Road 3, which is Main Street. Turn North on Main Street. After going through the downtown area and crossing railroad tracks, go 7 blocks to the 11th Street traffic light. Turn West on 11th Street. Go three blocks. Memorial Gym and Hinshaw Field are on the right.

Coming into Rushville from US 52 Westbound or SR 3 Northbound: US 52 and SR 3 merge at the South end of town. Follow SR 3, which is Mainstreet, North up to the 11th Street traffic light. Turn West on 11th Street. Go 3 blocks. The gymnasium and football field will be on the right.

Coming into Rushville from SR 3 Southbound: Just as you get into Rushville, turn right at the 1st traffic light, which will be Park Blvd. Go approximately 3 blocks. High school and football field will be on the right, gymnasium will be on the left.