Valley Football Association
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| Conference | WIAA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Sports fielded |
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| No. of teams | 15 |
| Region | Northeastern Wisconsin Central Wisconsin |
| Official website | http://www.valleystats.org/football/ |
The Valley Football Association (VFA) is a football-only athletic conference comprising fifteen high schools located within northeastern and central Wisconsin. The conference was formed in 2010, when the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association merged the Fox Valley Association (FVA) and Wisconsin Valley Conference (WVC). The merger was a result of the WVC having difficulty scheduling football games due to only having six active football participants at the time. The first season of play was 2011.
History[edit]
In 2014, Hortonville High School replaced original member Menasha High School, who departed the VFA for the Bay Conference.[1]
In 2017, Wausau East High School left the conference becoming an independent school for football.[2]
From 2017 to 2020, the conference was split into three geographic divisions: North, South, and West. The North Division comprised Appleton East, Appleton North, Appleton West, Kaukauna, and Kimberly , the South Division comprised Fond du Lac, Hortonville, Neenah, Oshkosh North, and Oshkosh West, and the West Division comprised Marshfield, D.C. Everest, Stevens Point, Wausau West, and Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln.
Only five VFA members competed in the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Those teams, alongside returning member Wausau East, competed in a single division. The members that went on hiatus played in spring 2021 in a temporary conference with members of the original Fox River Classic Conference and the Wisconsin Valley Conference. Of those teams, only Appleton West and Stevens Point returned to the VFA, while the remaining teams returned to the Fox Valley Association for football.
Members[edit]
Current members[edit]
| Member school | Location (2019 school district population)[3] |
Enrollment | Nickname | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton West High School |
Appleton, WI (97,579) |
1,370 | Terrors | Orange & Blue |
| D.C. Everest High School |
Schofield, WI (33,791) |
1,819 | Evergreens | Green & White |
| Hortonville High School |
Hortonville, WI (21,770) |
1,253 | Polar Bears | Red & White |
| Marshfield High School |
Marshfield, WI (27,006) |
1,233 | Tigers | Orange & Black |
| Stevens Point Area Senior High School |
Stevens Point, WI (57,208) |
2,096 | Panthers | Red & Black |
| Wausau East High School | Wausau, WI (54,331) |
961 | Lumberjacks | Red & White |
| Wausau West High School |
Wausau, WI (54,331) |
1,530 | Warriors | Royal Blue & Gold |
| Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High School |
Wisconsin Rapids, WI (34,533) |
1,491 | Red Raiders | Red & White |
Former members[edit]
| Member school | Location (School district population)[a][3] |
Enrollment[a] | Nickname | Colors | Year joined | Year left | Left for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menasha High School | Menasha, WI (24,903) |
965 | Bluejays | Blue & White |
2011 | 2014 | Bay Conference |
| Wausau East High School | Wausau, WI (54,331) |
1,136 | Lumberjacks | Red & White |
2011 | 2017 | Independent (returned in 2020) |
| Appleton East High School |
Appleton, WI (97,579) |
1,643 | Patriots | Scarlet, Navy, & White |
2011 | 2020 | Fox Valley Association |
| Appleton North High School |
Appleton, WI (97,579) |
2,017 | Lightning | Navy, & Gold |
2011 | 2020 | Fox Valley Association |
| Kaukauna High School |
Kaukauna, WI (28,021) |
1,177 | Galloping Ghosts | Orange & Black |
2011 | 2020 | Fox Valley Association |
| Kimberly High School |
Kimberly, WI (23,779) |
1,593 | Papermakers | Red & White |
2011 | 2020 | Fox Valley Association |
| Fond du Lac High School |
Fond du Lac, WI (53,178) |
2,042 | Cardinals | Red & White |
2011 | 2020 | Fox Valley Association |
| Neenah High School |
Neenah, WI (44,905) |
2,021 | Rockets | Red & White |
2011 | 2020 | Fox Valley Association |
| Oshkosh North High School |
Oshkosh, WI (80,376) |
1,212 | Spartans | Green & Gold |
2011 | 2020 | Fox Valley Association |
| Oshkosh West High School |
Oshkosh, WI (80,376) |
1,645 | Wildcats | Royal Blue & White |
2011 | 2020 | Fox Valley Association |
Division championships[edit]
North
- 2011– Appleton North & Kimberly
- 2012– Appleton North
- 2013– Kimberly[4]
- 2014– Kimberly
- 2015– Kimberly
- 2016– Kimberly
- 2017– Kimberly
- 2018– Kimberly
- 2019– Kimberly
South
- 2011– Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln
- 2012– Marshfield & Stevens Point
- 2013– Oshkosh North
- 2014– Oshkosh North
- 2015– Fond du Lac
- 2016– Stevens Point
- 2017– Fond du Lac
- 2018– Fond du Lac
- 2019– Fond du Lac & Hortonville
West
- 2017– Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln
- 2018– Marshfield
- 2019– Marshfield
Valley Football
- 2020– D.C. Everest
- 2021– Stevens Point, Wausau West & Wisconsin Rapids
Division titles by school[edit]
| School | Championships | Championships by year |
|---|---|---|
| Kimberly[a] | 8 | 2011,[b] 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Fond du Lac[a] | 4 | 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Marshfield | 3 | 2012,[b] 2018, 2019 |
| Stevens Point | 3 | 2012,[b] 2016, 2021[b] |
| Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln | 3 | 2011, 2017, 2021[b] |
| Appleton North[a] | 2 | 2011,[b] 2012 |
| Oshkosh North[a] | 2 | 2013, 2014 |
| D.C. Everest | 1 | 2020 |
| Hortonville | 1 | 2019 |
| Wausau West | 1 | 2021[b] |
| Appleton East[a] | 0 | N/A |
| Appleton West | 0 | N/A |
| Kaukauna[a] | 0 | N/A |
| Menasha[a] | 0 | N/A |
| Neenah[a] | 0 | N/A |
| Oshkosh West[a] | 0 | N/A |
| Wausau East | 0 | N/A |
References[edit]
- ^ "Menasha, Hortonville to switch conferences". usatodayhss.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14.
- ^ "East football set to leave VFA". Daily Herald Media. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
- ^ a b "Index". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ http://valleyfootballstats.org/northern/statistics.html [dead link]