FROM KEITH GROLLER
East Stroudsburg South and Pleasant Valley meet next week in what shapes up as the biggest game of the Mountain Valley Conference regular season. The Cavaliers, who beat Dieruff 35-7 on Friday night in Allentown, are 6-0 overall and 5-0 in the league, while the Bears have won five straight after an opening-night loss to Nazareth. PV held off Pocono Mountain East 28-22 on Friday night.
Besides competing for the league title, the Cavs and Bears have solidified their place in the District 11 4A rankings. East Stroudsburg South is No. 1 and PV is currently sixth. Stroudsburg is also in contention, although with two losses the Mounties have lost any margin for error.
And in 3A, Lehighton's 31-14 win over East Stroudsburg North boosted the Indians back up to third in rankings.
The game-by-game recap:
ES South 35, Dieruff 7 -- Niko Petrone ran for 174 yards and two scores and quarterback Jake Cirillo added 69 yards on 12 carries and a score as the Cavs snapped a three-game win streak. The Huskies (see the cool cover of their game program) were riding high coming in, averaging 30 points per game, but turned it over three times, including a fumbled snap on a punt that led directly to a South score. 
Wyoming Valley West 42, Stroudsburg 28 -- The Mounties scored but Wyoming Valley West answered with the next 35 points and rolled to a nonleague win. Stroudsburg's defense had allowed just 20 points over the last four games, but gave up 340 yards in total offense, 206 on the ground.
Pocono Mountain West 35, Allen 6 -- Qmac Quiteh ran 26 times for 229 yards and two touchdowns and Amir Blair added 82 yards rushing and two more scores as the winless Canaries were overwhelmed in Swiftwater.
Lehighton 31, ES North 14 -- The Indians snapped a two-game losing streak, getting a big night from quarterback Tyler Cann and Wyatt Clements. They combined for 250 yards rushing and Clements had a pair of scores.
Pleasant Valley 28, PM East 22 -- The Bears rallied from a 10-7 halftime deficit. PV was hurt by three turnovers in the first half, but got big efforts from their star offensive players. Quarterback Brandon Leap uarterback Brandon Leap threw for 154 yards, and ran for 128. Austyn Borre rushed for 91 yards.
MVC STANDINGS
Team MVC All PF PA
ES South 5-0 6-0 161 55
Pleas Valley 4-0 5-1 200 131
Stroudsburg 3-1 4-2 171 88
Lehighton 2-3 3-3 139 111
PM East 2-3 3-3 168 158
PM West 2-3 2-4 90 158
Dieruff 1-3 3-3 157 183
ES North 1-3 2-4 134 171
Allen 0-4 0-6 36 245
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