Litchfield

Litchfield Purple Panthers
Location: Litchfield, Illinois
Coaches	Jo Brummett
State Championships	2010 Masonic tournament
Program Status	Unknown
School Size	Unknown
NAQT Page	link

Litchfield High School is a public high school in Litchfield, Illinois, between Springfield and St. Louis. It competes in Class A, the "small school" division, of the Illinois High School Association's (IHSA) State Championship Series.

Throughout the 1990s & 2000s, the team was coached by Dennis Scobbie, a member of the IHSSBCA Hall of Fame. Under whose leadership, Litchfield competed as one of the strongest small schools representing southern & downstate Illinois. Culminating in a State runner-up finish at the IHSA Tournament in 2009 & a Masonic State Championship in the first year of the two-class system in 2010. Following Scobbie's retirement in 2011, the program built off this momentum soaring to a IHSA state championship & finishing 4th at the first NAQT SSNCT in 2014 under Coach Amanda Lamore.

Lamore stepped away as coach the following year. Unfortunately, the team has not seemed to fully regain the glory it once saw. Within two years of Litchfield's championship, Conference rival Southwestern quickly skyrocketed past the Purple Panthers to become the perennial powerhouse that it is today. Even without the hardware, the team has indeed remained competitive. Staying in the upper half of Conference standings, making solid tournament appearances, & still regularly nominating All-Sectional worthy players.

Another contributor to Litchfield's success has been the accredited to the enthusiastic support shown by the community & school admins. For many years, road signs proclaiming the team's success were displayed outside of town.

Notable Team Accomplishments

• NAQT Small School National Championship Tournament: 2014 - 4th Place
• IHSA State Tournament: 2014 - 1st Place Class A, 2009 - 2nd Place Class A
• IHSA Sectional titles: (5) 2014 (1A), 2012 (1A), 2011 (1A), 2009 (1A), 2008 (1A)
• IHSA Regional titles: (14) 2022 (1A), 2021 (1A), 2015 (1A), 2014 (1A), 2013 (1A), 2012 (1A), 2011 (1A), 2010 (1A), 2009 (1A), 2008 (1A), 2007 (1A), 2006 (1A) 1A, 2005 (1A), 2004 (1A)
• Masonic State Qualifiers: (11) 2015 (2A), 2014 (A), 2013 (A), 2012 (A), 2011 (A), 2010 (A), 2008, 2007, 2004, 2003, 2001
• South Central Conference Champions: (4+) 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011
• NAQT Illinois State Championship: 2014 - 9th (1st VSS)

IHSSBCA Individual Awards

All-Sectional Honorees

• 2022-23: Sam Horn (1A)
• 2021-22: Spencer Hoehl (1A)
• 2019-20: Spencer Hoehl, Blake Rentz (1A)
• 2017-18: Sydney Hoehl (1A)
• 2016-17: Colin Thomas (1A)
• 2015-16: Colin Thomas (1A)
• 2014-15: Kinder Guthrie (1A)
• 2013-14: Andrew Thomas, David York (1A)
• 2012-13: Spencer Daigle, David York (1A)
• 2011-12: Adam Fischer, David York (1A)
• 2010-11: Evan Daigle, Peter York (1A)
• 2009-10: Evan Daigle, Peter York (1A)
• 2008-09: Evan Daigle, Peter York (1A)
• 2007-08: Mitch Belusko, Elizabeth York (1A)
• 2006-07: Alex Lueker, Elizabeth York (1A)
• 2005-06: Alex Lueker, Laura Johnson (1A)
• 2004-05: Chris Daigle (1A)
• 2003-04: Hannah Langhoff (1A)
• 2002-03: Thane Floreth, Will Hogsett (1A)
• 2001-02: Thane Floreth (1A)

All-State Honorees

• 2016-17: Colin Thomas (Second Team) Class 1A
• 2014-15: Andrew Thomas (First Team), Kinder Guthrie (Second Team) Class 1A
• 2013-14: David York (First Team) Class 1A
• 2012-13: David York (Second Team) Class 1A
• 2011-12: David York (First Team) Class 1A
• 2010-11: David York (First Team), Adam Fischer (Second Team) Class 1A
• 2009-10: Evan Daigle, Peter Yok (First Team) Class 1A
• 2008-09: Evan Daigle (First Team), Peter York (Second Team) Class 1A
• 2007-08: Evan Daigle (First Team), Elizabeth York (Second Team) Class 1A
• 2006-07: Alex Lueker (Second Team) Class 1A
• 2005-06: Laura Johnson (Second Team) Class 1A
• 2004-05: Chris Daigle (Second Team) Class 1A
• 2003-04: Thane Floreth (First Team) Class 1A
• 2002-03: Thane Floreth (First Team) Class 1A
• 2001-02: Thane Floreth (Second Team) Class 1A

NAQT Illinois State Champions Champions (2005-pres) Stevenson (2005) · Stevenson (2006) · New Trier (2007) · Auburn (2008) · Auburn (2009) · Auburn (2010) · Stevenson (2011) · Auburn (2012) · IMSA (2013) · IMSA A (2014) · Auburn (2015) · Auburn (2016) · Stevenson A (2017) · UIUC Lab (2018) · Auburn (2019) · UIUC Lab (2020) · Buffalo Grove (2022) Small School Champions (2013-pres) Peoria Christian (2013) · Litchfield (2014) · Macomb A (2015) · Macomb A (2016) · Southwestern A (2017) · UIUC Lab (2018) · UIUC Lab (2019) · UIUC Lab (2020) · UIUC Lab (2022)

IHSA State Championship 1987-91 Quincy (1987) · Quincy (1988) · IMSA (1989) · IMSA (1990) · Centralia (1991) Class AA (1992-present) Hinsdale Central (1992) · Quincy (1993) · IMSA (1994) · Richwoods (1995) · IMSA (1996) · IMSA (1997) · IMSA (1998) · IMSA (1999) · Stevenson (2000) · IMSA (2001) · Wheaton North (2002) · Wheaton North (2003) · Wheaton North (2004) · Stevenson (2005) · Fremd (2006) · New Trier (2007) · Auburn (2008) · Carbondale (2009) · IMSA (2010) · IMSA (2011) · IMSA (2012) · IMSA (2013) · IMSA (2014) · Auburn (2015) · Hinsdale Central (2016) · IMSA (2017) · Stevenson (2018) · University Lab (2019) Class A (1992-present) Rockridge (1992) · Winnebago (1993) · Latin (1994) · Winnebago (1995) · Niantic-Harristown (1996) · St. Teresa (1997) · Latin (1998) · University (Normal) (1999) · Byron (2000) · Warrensburg-Latham (2001) · Latin (2002) · Stillman Valley (2003) · Latin (2004) · Latin (2005) · Latin (2006) · Decatur Lutheran (2007) · PORTA (2008) · Latin (2009) · Lisle (2010) · Lisle (2011) · Peoria Christian (2012) · Peoria Christian (2013) · Litchfield (2014) · University Lab (2015) · Latin (2016) · Timothy Christian (2017) · Williamsville (2018) · Chicago Christian (2019)

Illinois Masonic State Tournament Class A Champion
Preceded by	Year	Succeeded by
none	2010	Lisle