Southeast 8-Player Football Conference
The Southeast 8-Player Football Conference is a high school football conference with members located in southeastern Wisconsin. It was formed in 2024 and is affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.
History
[edit]The Southeast 8-Player Football Conference was created in 2022, when the WIAA and Wisconsin Football Coaches Association unveiled their realignment plan for Wisconsin's high school football conferences in the 2024-2025 competition cycle.[1] Six of the conference's original nine members (Green Lake/Princeton, Montello, Oakfield, Valley Christian in Oshkosh, Wayland Academy in Beaver Dam and Williams Bay) belonged to the Trailways Conference as full members, along with one member from the Big East Conference (Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah), one from the Midwest Classic Conference (St. John's Northwestern) and one independent (Lincoln Academy in Beloit).[2] For the 2026-2027 realignment cycle, the Southeast-8 lost two members to the Across the Bay Conference (Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah and Valley Christian) and one who dropped football entirely (Lincoln Academy). The conference will be welcoming two former eleven-player programs to eight-player football as their replacements: the Abundant Life Christian School/St. Ambrose Academy cooperative (formerly of the Ridge & Valley Conference) and Palmyra-Eagle from the Trailways Conference.[3]
List of conference members
[edit]Current members
[edit]| School | Location | Affiliation | Enrollment | Mascot | Colors | Joined | Primary Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah | Elkhart Lake, WI | Public | 148 | Resorters | 2024 | Big East | |
| Green Lake/ Princeton |
Green Lake, WI & Princeton, WI | Public | 210 | Tigersharks | 2024 | Trailways | |
| Lincoln Academy | Beloit, WI | Charter | 108 | Lions | 2024 | Independent | |
| Montello | Montello, WI | Public | 251 | Hilltoppers | 2024 | Trailways | |
| Oakfield | Oakfield, WI | Public | 158 | Oaks | 2024 | Trailways | |
| St. John's Northwestern | Delafield, WI | Private (Nonsectarian), Military | 236 | Lancers | 2024 | Midwest Classic | |
| Valley Christian | Oshkosh, WI | Private (Christian) | 144 | Warriors | 2024 | Trailways | |
| Wayland Academy | Beaver Dam, WI | Private (Nonsectarian, historically Baptist) | 159 | Big Red | 2024 | Trailways | |
| Williams Bay | Williams Bay, WI | Public | 178 | Bulldogs | 2024 | Trailways |
Future members
[edit]| School | Location | Affiliation | Enrollment | Mascot | Colors | Joining | Primary Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abundant Life Christian/ St. Ambrose |
Madison, WI | Private (Christian) | 237 | Challengers | 2026 | Trailways | |
| Palmyra-Eagle | Palmyra, WI | Public | 195 | Panthers | 2026 | Trailways |
Membership timeline
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List of conference champions
[edit]| School | Quantity | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah | 1 | 2024 |
| Green Lake/ Princeton |
0 | |
| Lincoln Academy | 0 | |
| Montello | 0 | |
| Oakfield | 0 | |
| St. John's Northwestern | 0 | |
| Valley Christian | 0 | |
| Wayland Academy | 0 | |
| Williams Bay | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "WIAA approves football-only realignment, winter co-ops". Price County Review. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "2024-25 Conference Realignment Plan – 8-Player Football" (PDF). Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "2026 - 27 Conference Realignment – 8-Player Football" (PDF). Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2025.