Mountain Valley Conference (Pennsylvania)
The Mountain Valley Conference (MVC) is an athletic conference consisting of 6 large high schools and 4 School Districts from Monroe County and the Lehighton Area School District from Carbon County, in the United States. It is part of District XI of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association.
High schools
The 7 high school teams in the Mountain Valley Conference (and their locations) are:
- East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers (East Stroudsburg).
- East Stroudsburg North Timberwolves (Bushkill)
- Pocono Mountain East Cardinals (Swiftwater)
- Pocono Mountain West Panthers (Pocono Summit)
- Stroudsburg Mountaineers (Stroudsburg)
- Pleasant Valley Bears (Brodheadsville)
- Lehighton Indians (Lehighton)
Starting at the beginning of the 2012 high school football season the following 2 teams will join the Mountain Valley Conference for football only:
All teams voted to allow both Allentown teams into the conference with only Lehighton voting against it. The teams will stay a part of the Mountain Valley Conference for a maximum of four years.[1]
Starting in the 2014-2015 school year, Lehighton will leave the Mountain Valley Conference in most sports and participate in the Schuylkill League. They will most likely play football in the Anthracite Football League and will remain an associate member in the MVC in field hockey.[2]
District
The Mountain Valley Conference is part of District XI of the PIAA. The other leagues and conferences in District XI include: The Colonial League, The Schuylkill League, and The Lehigh Valley Conference.
Recent Champions
The champions of the 2011-12 athletic seasons and their conference records[3]:
Fall Sports
- Boys Cross Country: Stroudsburg (12-0)
- Girls Cross Country: Pleasant Valley (12-0)
- Field Hockey: Stroudsburg (10-1-1, defeated East Stroudsburg North (6-5-1) in MVC Finals)
- Football: Stroudsburg (5-1)
- Golf: Stroudsburg (12-0)
- Girls Tennis: East Stroudsburg South (10-0)
- Boys Soccer: Pocono Mountain East (8-4, defeated Stroudsburg (11-0-1) in MVC Finals)
- Girls Volleyball: Pleasant Valley (12-0, defeated Pocono Mountain East (9-3) in MVC Finals)
Winter Sports
- Boys Basketball: Pocono Mountain West (11-1) (Defeated Pleasant Valley (7-5) in MVC Finals) [4](Won District XI Championship) [5]
- Girls Basketball: Pleasant Valley (9-3) (Defeated Pocono Mountain West (9-3) in MVC Finals)[6]
- Boys Swimming: East Stroudsburg North (8-0)
- Girls Swimming: Stroudsburg (8-0)
- Wrestling: Pleasant Valley (6-0)
Spring Sports
- Baseball: Stroudsburg (4-0) and Lehighton (2-0)
- Girls Soccer: Pocono Mountain East (6-1) and Pleasant Valley (6-1)
- Softball: Stroudsburg (4-0) and Pleasant Valley (4-0)
- Boys Tennis: East Stroudsburg North (6-0) and Stroudsburg (4-0)
- Boys Track: Pleasant Valley (2-0), Stroudsburg (1-0), and Pocono Mountain West (1-0)
- Girls Track: Pleasant Valley (2-0), Pocono Mountain East (1-0), Pocono Mountain West (1-0), and Stroudsburg (1-0)
Mountain Valley Conference
National Football League (NFL)
Current NFL Players
- Ken Parrish, Punter, Atlanta Falcons (East Stroudsburg South)
- Jimmy Terwilliger, Quarterback, Free Agent (Current Head Football Coach for Pleasant Valley) (2005 Harlon Hill Trophy Winner) (East Stroudsburg South)
- Chris Neild, Nose Tackle, Washington Redskins (Stroudsburg)
Former NFL Player
- James Mungro, former Running back, Indianapolis Colts (Super Bowl XLI Champion) (East Stroudsburg South)
Arena Football League (AFL)
Former AFL Players
- Kevin Nagle, former Fullback and Linebacker, Colorado Crush and Orlando Predators, (Current Assistant Coach for Pleasant Valley) (Pleasant Valley)