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Eastern Pennsylvania Conference

The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, known informally as EPC, EPC18, and East Penn Conference, is an athletic conference consisting of 18 large high schools from Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, and Pike counties in the Lehigh Valley and Pocono Mountain regions of eastern and northeastern Pennsylvania. The conference is a part of District XI of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA).

J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown, a 15,000-capacity stadium, is the largest high school football stadium in the Mid-Atlantic region of the nation and the home field for all three Allentown-based Eastern Pennsylvania Conference high school football teams, Allen, Central Catholic, and Dieruff high schools.
BASD Stadium, a 14,000-capacity stadium in Bethlehem, is the home field for three large Bethlehem-based EPC high schools, Liberty High School, Freedom High School, and Bethlehem Catholic High School
Allen High School's football team takes the field against crosstown rival Dieruff High School in an October 2018 EPC game
The J. Milo Sewards Gymnasium at Allen High School in February 2021

The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference holds many Pennsylvania and national records and milestones in high school athletic competition. Many EPC athletes have gone on to compete in the Olympics and in professional sports, including Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, and the National Football League. The conference's high school wrestling programs have been labeled "among the nation’s best in the sport for nearly three decades"[1] and WIN magazine has ranked the EPC and Lehigh Valley best in the nation for wrestling.[2]

The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference is home to two of Pennsylvania's largest high school football stadiums, the 15,000 capacity J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown, the state's largest high school stadium, and the 14,000 capacity Frank Banko Field at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium in Bethlehem.

History

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See also: Lehigh Valley Conference § History, and Mountain Valley Conference (Pennsylvania) § History

On October 2, 2013, the Lehigh Valley Conference, consisting of 12 schools from the Lehigh Valley, voted to invite six Mountain Valley Conference schools to the conference, expanding it to a super conference of 18 large Pennsylvania high schools. The EPC was officially announced on June 4, 2014, and the conference's play began in the 2014–15 school year.[3] The conference is widely considered one of the premier high school athletic divisions in the nation.

High schools

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The 18 high school teams in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (with location in parentheses) are:[4]

Conference championships and records

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Baseball

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Baseball uses the primary divisional conference alignment.[5]

District and state championships

School District
Title(s) 		Year(s) State
Title(s) 		Year(s)
Bethlehem Catholic 5 1996, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2021 0 –
Dieruff 2 1987, 1988 0 –
Easton 2 1990, 1993 0 –
Emmaus 2 2000, 2005 0 –
Freedom 2 1999, 2018 0 –
Liberty 4 1991, 2001, 2002, 2007 0 –
Nazareth 3 2006, 2011, 2012 0 –
Northampton 1 1997 0 –
Parkland 5 1992, 2003, 2009, 2013, 2014 0 –
Pleasant Valley 1 2010 0 –
Whitehall 4 1984, 2004, 2005, 2008 0 –
William Allen 1 1995 0 –

Boys basketball

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Boys basketball uses the primary divisional conference alignment.[5]

Conference Champions

Year EPC Tournament Mountain Division Record Skyline Division Record Steel Division Record
2014–15 Parkland Stroudsburg 14–2 (10–0) Parkland 16–0 (10–0) Liberty 14–2 (9–1)

District and state championships

School District
Title(s) 		Year(s) State
Title(s) 		Year(s)
Allentown Central Catholic 17 1986, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 2 1984, 1986
Bethlehem Catholic 4 1998, 2002, 2018, 2019 0 –
East Stroudsburg South 3 1994, 2018, 2021 0 –
Easton 1 2007 0 –
Emmaus 1 1986 0 –
Liberty 4 1987, 1995, 2008, 2010 0 –
Parkland 7 2000, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015 0 –
Pleasant Valley 1 1998 0 –
Pocono Mountain West 1 2012 0 –
Stroudsburg 2 1996, 1999 0 –
Whitehall 11 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2004, 2005 1 1982
William Allen 7 1984, 1988, 1993, 2002, 2006, 2011, 2019 5 1935, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1951

Girls basketball

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Girls basketball uses the primary divisional conference alignment.[5]

Conference champions

Year EPC Tournament Mountain Division Record Skyline Division Record Steel Division Record
2014–15 Bethlehem Catholic Pocono Mountain West 13–3 (9–1) Allentown Central Catholic 16–0 (10–0) Bethlehem Catholic 16–0 (10–0)

District and state championships

School District
Title(s) 		Year(s) State
Title(s) 		Year(s)
Allentown Central Catholic 21 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 7 1973, 1978, 1987, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Bethlehem Catholic 10 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 1 2019
Dieruff 0 – 2 1975, 1976
Easton 2 1999, 2017 0 –
Emmaus 4 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004 0 –
Freedom 3 1987, 2006, 2018 0 –
Liberty 2 2000, 2009 0 –
Nazareth 5 2013, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021 0 –
Northampton 5 1995, 1997, 2010, 2011, 2019 0 –
Parkland 3 2005, 2007, 2014 1 2006
Pleasant Valley 1 2003 0 –
Whitehall 2 1986, 1988 0 –
William Allen 1 2008 1 1981

Boys cross country

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In boys cross country, no divisional conference alignment is used.[5]

Conference champions

Year Regular Season Record Championship Points Individual Champion Time
2014 Easton 15–0 Easton 47 Colin Abert (Easton) 16:02

District and state championships

School District
Title(s) 		Year(s) State
Title(s) 		Year(s)
Allentown Central Catholic 2 1989, 2014 0 –
Easton 10 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2014, 2018, 2019 0 –
Emmaus 1 1994 0 –
Freedom 2 2012, 2013 0 –
Liberty 6 1990, 1993, 1995, 2004, 2007, 2008 0 –
Nazareth 1 2010 0 –
Parkland 6 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017 0 –
William Allen 2 1988, 1989 0 –

Individual state champions:[6]

  • Mickey Collins (Easton) – 1970

Girls cross country

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In girls cross country, no divisional conference alignment is used.[5]

Conference champions

Year Regular Season Record Championship Points Individual Champion Time
2014 Easton 15–0 Parkland 80 Raisa Kochmaruk (Liberty) 19:27

District and state championships

School District
Title(s) 		Year(s) State
Title(s) 		Year(s)
Allentown Central Catholic 3 2003, 2004, 2005 1 2001
Easton 4 1989, 2014, 2018, 2019 0 –
Emmaus 11 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 3 2007, 2008, 2009
Liberty 4 1991, 1992, 1997, 2010 0 –
Northampton 1 1987 0 –
Parkland 3 2011, 2012, 2013 1 2000
William Allen 1 1986 0 –

Individual state champions:[6]

  • Janelle Thomas (Liberty) – 1992, 1994, 1995
  • Frances Koons (Allentown Central Catholic) – 2003
  • Jessica Cygan (Liberty) – 2008

Field hockey

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In field hockey, no divisional conference alignment is used.[5]

Conference champions

Year EPC Tournament Mountain Division Record Skyline Division Record Steel Division Record
2014 Stroudsburg Stroudsburg 15–0 (10–0) Emmaus 13–0–1 (7–0–1) Easton 14–1–1 (10–0)

District and state championships

School District
Title(s) 		Year(s) State
Title(s) 		Year(s)
Emmaus 26 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 9 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010
Stroudsburg 0 – 1 1980

Football

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A helicopter landing at J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown prior to William Allen High School's football game on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1948
 
The program for Dieruff High School vs. Easton Area High School football game at Cottingham Stadium in Easton on October 3, 1959

Football uses the following adjusted divisional conference alignment, which changes slightly every two years:[5][7]

North: Dieruff, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Northampton, Pleasant Valley, Pocono Mountain East, Pocono Mountain West, Stroudsburg, and William Allen
South: Allentown Central Catholic, Bethlehem Catholic, Easton, Emmaus, Freedom, Liberty, Nazareth, Parkland, and Whitehall

From the 2014 through 2017 seasons, Northampton was in the South division. From the 2014 through 2015 seasons, Bethlehem Catholic was in the North division. For 2016–17, Allentown Central Catholic was in the North division.

Division champions[8]

Year North Division Record South Division Record
2014 Stroudsburg 10–0 (8–0) Easton 10–0 (8–0)
2019 Northampton 10–2 (8–0) Nazareth 12–2 (7–1)
2021 Northampton 12–1 (8–0) Parkland 9–2 (7–1)
2022 Northampton 12–1 (8–0) Emmaus 10–2 (7–1)

District and state championships

School District
Title(s) 		Year(s) State
Title(s) 		Year(s)
Allentown Central Catholic 12 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2021 3 1993, 1998, 2010
Bethlehem Catholic 10 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2013, 2014 2 1988, 1990
East Stroudsburg South 4 1985, 1995, 2018, 2021 0 –
Easton 7 1990, 1991, 1993, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010 0 –
Liberty 4 1994, 2005, 2006, 2008 1 2008
Nazareth 3 1988, 1989, 2011 0 –
Parkland 7 1996, 1998, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 1 2002
Pocono Mountain East 1 1988 0 –
Whitehall 5 1986, 1989, 1997, 2016, 2017 0 –
William Allen 1 1992 0 –

Golf

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Golf does not use any divisional conference alignment.[5]

Conference champions

Year Regular season Record Championship Points Boys champion Score Girls champion Score
2014 Easton
Emmaus
Parkland		 9–1 Emmaus 322 Nick Maff (Bethlehem Catholic) 77 Helen Hsu (Freedom) 79

District and state championships

School District
Title(s) 		Year(s) State
Title(s) 		Year(s)
Allentown Central Catholic 1 2013 0 –
Emmaus 2 2013, 2014 0 –
Northampton 1 2012 0 –
Parkland 4 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011 0 –

Boys lacrosse

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Boys lacrosse uses the following adjusted divisional conference alignment:[5]
East: Bethlehem Catholic, Liberty, Nazareth, Northampton, and Pleasant Valley
West: Allentown Central Catholic, Easton, Emmaus, Freedom, and Parkland
Dieruff, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Pocono Mountain East, Pocono Mountain West, Stroudsburg, Whitehall, and William Allen do not participate in boys lacrosse.

District and state championships

School District
Title(s) 		Year(s) State
Title(s) 		Year(s)
Allentown Central Catholic 5 2011, 2012, 2018, 2021, 2022 1 2021
Emmaus 4 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 0 –

Girls lacrosse

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Girls lacrosse uses the following adjusted divisional conference alignment:[5]
Mountain: Nazareth, Northampton, and Pleasant Valley
Steel: Easton, Freedom, Liberty
Skyline: Allentown Central Catholic, Emmaus, and Parkland
Bethlehem Catholic, Dieruff, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Pocono Mountain East, Pocono Mountain West, Stroudsburg, Whitehall, and William Allen do not participate in girls lacrosse.

District and state championships

School District
Title(s) 		Year(s) State
Title(s) 		Year(s)
Emmaus 1 2011 0 –
Nazareth 2 2010, 2012 0 –
Parkland 1 2014 0 –

Boys soccer

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Boys soccer uses the primary divisional conference alignment.[5]

Conference Champions

Year EPC Tournament Mountain Division Record Skyline Division Record Steel Division Record
2014 Emmaus Stroudsburg 13–3–1 (8–1–1) Emmaus 15–1 (9–1) Liberty 11–5 (8–2)

District and state championships

School District
Title(s) 		Year(s) State
Title(s) 		Year(s)
Allentown Central Catholic 1 2012 0 –
Bethlehem Catholic 1 2007 0 –
Easton 1 2010 0 –
Emmaus 11 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2015 0 –
Freedom 1 1990 1 1983
Liberty 3 1989, 1992, 1993 1 1975
Parkland 9 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2022 0 –
Stroudsburg 2 2009, 2012 0 –

Girls soccer

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Girls soccer uses the primary divisional alignment.[5]

Conference champions

Year EPC Tournament Mountain Division Record Skyline Division Record Steel Division Record
2014 Parkland Stroudsburg 14–1–1 (9–0–1) Parkland 13–1–2 (8–0–2) Easton 13–2–1 (10–0)

District and state championships

School District
Title(s) 		Year(s) State
Title(s) 		Year(s)
Allentown Central Catholic 2 2009, 2010 0 –
Easton 1 2013 0 –
Emmaus 8 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 1 1997
Nazareth 2 2008, 2010 0 –
Parkland 8 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2012 (F) 0 –
Whitehall 2 2012 (S), 2014 0 –

Softball

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Softball uses the primary divisional alignment.[5]

District and state championships

School District
Title(s) 		Year(s) State
Title(s) 		Year(s)
Allentown Central Catholic 1 2006 0 –
Bethlehem Catholic 7 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014 0 –
Easton 1 2011 0 –
Emmaus 2 2003, 2007 1 2000
Liberty 1 2012 0 –
Nazareth 1 2006 0 –
Northampton 1 2013 1 1996
Parkland 3 2004, 2005, 2014 4 1975, 1995, 1998, 2009
Stroudsburg 1 2010 0 –
Whitehall 1 2009 0 –
William Allen 0 – 1 1990

Boys swimming and diving

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Boys swimming and diving does not use the divisional conference alignment.[5] Pleasant Valley and Bethlehem Catholic do not participate in boys swimming and diving. In addition, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Pocono Mountain East, Pocono Mountain West, and Stroudsburg do not participate in boys diving.

Conference champions

Year School Record
2015 Emmaus 11–0

District and state championships

School District
Title(s) 		Year(s) State
Title(s) 		Year(s)
Allentown Central Catholic 3 2004, 2005, 2015 0 –
Emmaus 10 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 0 –
Parkland 2 2004, 2007 0 –

Girls swimming and diving

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Girls swimming and diving does not use the divisional conference alignment.[5] Pleasant Valley and Bethlehem Catholic do not participate in girls swimming and diving. East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Pocono Mountain East, Pocono Mountain West, and Stroudsburg do not participate in girls diving.

Conference champions

Year School Record
2015 Parkland 11–0

District and state championships

School District
Title(s) 		Year(s) State
Title(s) 		Year(s)
Allentown Central Catholic 2 2004, 2009 0 –
Emmaus 1 2008 2 2004, 2005
Parkland 11 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 2 2001, 2003

Boys track and field

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Boys track and field does not use any divisional conference alignment.[5]

Girls track and field

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Girls track and field does not use any divisional conference alignment.[5]

Boys tennis

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Boys tennis does not use any divisional conference alignment.[5]

District and state championships

School District
Title(s) 		Year(s) State
Title(s) 		Year(s)
Emmaus 1 2004 0 –
Parkland 7 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014 0 –

Individual state champions:[6]

  • Dennis Koch (William Allen) – 1960
  • Rupert/Book (Liberty) – 1961
  • Colin Delaney (Parkland) – 1988
  • Tarek El-Bassiouni (Stroudsburg) – 1998
  • Sean Montgomery (East Stroudsburg South) – 2001

Girls tennis

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Girls tennis does not use any divisional conference alignment.[5]

Conference champions

Year Regular Season Record Championship
2014 East Stroudsburg South
Liberty
Nazareth		 10–1 East Stroudsburg South

District and state championships

School District
Title(s) 		Year(s) State
Title(s) 		Year(s)
Allentown Central Catholic 1 2005 0 –
Bethlehem Catholic 2 2003, 2006 0 –
Freedom 0 – 1 2002
Northampton 2 2003, 2004 0 –
Parkland 5 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013 0 –
Stroudsburg 1 2009 0 –
Whitehall 1 2010 0 –

Individual state champions:[6]

  • Granson/Granson (Freedom) – 1996
  • Granson/Granson (Freedom) – 1997

Boys volleyball

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Boys volleyball does not use any divisional conference alignment.[5]
Allentown Central Catholic, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Pleasant Valley, and Stroudsburg do not participate in boys volleyball.

District and state championships

School District
Title(s) 		Year(s) State
Title(s) 		Year(s)
Bethlehem Catholic 4 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 0 –
Emmaus 3 2011, 2012, 2013 0 –
Freedom 4 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009 0 –
Liberty 1 2007 0 –
Parkland 2 2008, 2014 0 –
Whitehall 1 2010 0 –

Girls volleyball

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Girls volleyball uses the primary divisional conference alignment.[5]

Conference champions

Year EPC Tournament Mountain Division Record Skyline Division Record Steel Division Record
2014 Parkland Pleasant Valley 11–5 (9–1) Parkland 16–0 (10–0) Bethlehem Catholic 15–1 (10–0)

District and state championships

School District
Title(s) 		Year(s) State
Title(s) 		Year(s)
Allentown Central Catholic 7 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 3 2001, 2007, 2008
Bethlehem Catholic 6 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014 0 –
Freedom 1 2003 0 –
Parkland 4 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 2 2011, 2014

Wrestling

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See also: The Streak (Easton High School Wrestling)

Wrestling uses the following adjusted divisional conference alignment:[5]
Division A: Allentown Central Catholic, Dieruff, East Stroudsburg South, Easton, Freedom, Nazareth, Parkland, Pocono Mountain East, and William Allen
Division B: Bethlehem Catholic, East Stroudsburg North, Emmaus, Liberty, Northampton, Pleasant Valley, Pocono Mountain West, Stroudsburg, and Whitehall

District and state championships

School District
Title(s) 		Year(s) State
Title(s) 		Year(s)
Bethlehem Catholic 5 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 8 1979 (Ind.), 2011 (Team), 2012 (Ind.), 2012 (Team), 2013 (Ind.), 2013 (Team), 2014 (Ind.), 2014 (Team)
Easton 10 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 10 1981 (Ind.), 1983 (Ind.), 1996 (Ind.), 1997 (Ind.), 2001 (Ind.), 2001 (Team), 2002 (Ind.), 2002 (Team), 2003 (Team), 2004 (Team)
Nazareth 2 2006, 2014 2 2006 (Ind.), 2007 (Team)
Northampton 5 1998, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2009 8 1993 (Ind.), 1994 (Ind.), 1995 (Ind.), 1998 (Ind.), 2000 (Ind.), 2000 (Team), 2003 (Ind.), 2004 (Ind.)

Individual state champions:[9]

  • Peter Cicchine (Liberty) – 1940, 135
  • William Unangst (Liberty) – 1940, 155
  • John McAuliffe (William Allen) – 1947, 138
  • Charles Cope (Liberty) – 1947, 154
  • Dick Rutt (Easton) – 1949, 103
  • Harold Wilson (Nazareth) – 1954, 120
  • Steve Micio (Northampton) – 1955, 133
  • Ed Keglovits (Northampton) – 1955, 154
  • R. Rohrbach (William Allen) – 1957, 127
  • William Trexler (William Allen) – 1957, 133
  • Bart Mosser (Liberty) – 1958, 127
  • Al Rushatz (William Allen) – 1958, 165
  • Dick Rushatz (William Allen) – 1959, 95
  • Doug Koch (Liberty) – 1960, 133
  • John Eckenrode (Liberty) – 1961, 138
  • Alton Bowyer (Easton) – 1962, 95
  • Dick DeWalt (Easton) – 1962, 133
  • Dave Halulko (Dieruff) – 1964, 127
  • Chuck Amato (Easton) – 1964, 165
  • Charles Housner (Dieruff) – 1965, 145
  • Randy Biggs (Liberty) – 1967, 95
  • Geoff Baum (William Allen) – 1967, 180
  • Craig Fox (Easton) – 1968, 133
  • Dan Newhard (Dieruff) – 1968, 180
  • Carl Lutes (Easton) – 1969, 112
  • Dan Howard (Dieruff) – 1969, 133
  • Rocco Creazzo (Easton) – 1971, 95
  • Pat Sculley (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1973, 126
  • Curt Stanley (Easton) – 1974, 132
  • Darwin Brodt (Easton) – 1974, 167
  • Bob Weaver (Easton) – 1975, 98
  • Rich McIntyre (Freedom) – 1975, 145
  • Brian Statum (Liberty) – 1975, 155
  • Bob Weaver (Easton) – 1976, 98
  • Brian Statum (Liberty) – 1976, 155
  • Mike Brown (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1976, 185
  • George Atiyeh (Dieruff) – 1976, UNL
  • Bob Weaver (Easton) – 1977, 105
  • Billy Williams (Freedom) – 1977, 145
  • George Atiyeh (Dieruff) – 1977, UNL
  • Rich Santoro (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1978, 98
  • Doug Billig (Parkland) – 1979, 98
  • Rich Santoro (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1979, 112
  • Tom Bold (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1979, 138
  • John Cuvo (Easton) – 1980, 98
  • Jim Bresnak (Liberty) – 1980, 105
  • Bernie Brown (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1980, 185
  • Randy Ascani (Easton) – 1981, 119
  • Bernie Brown (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1981, 185
  • Dennis Atiyeh (Dieruff) – 1981, UNL
  • Jack Cuvo (Easton) – 1983, 98
  • Mickey Torres (Liberty) – 1983, 112
  • Jack Cuvo (Easton) – 1984, 98
  • Sean Finkbeiner (Northampton) – 1984, 145
  • Andy Voit (Dieruff) – 1984, 185
  • Jack Cuvo (Easton) – 1985, 105
  • Gino Capuano (Liberty) – 1985, 138
  • Scott Schleicher (William Allen) – 1985, 145
  • John Likins (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1986, 112
  • Scott Hovan (William Allen) – 1986, 138
  • Jeff Roth (William Allen) – 1986, 145
  • Dave Foley (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1987, 105
  • Scott Hovan (William Allen) – 1987, 145
  • Brad Silimperi (Nazareth) – 1988, 98
  • Ty Moore (Freedom) – 1988, 105
  • Mike Miller (Nazareth) – 1989, 145
  • Blayne Diacount (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1989, 160
  • Tony Iasiello (Bethlehem Catholic) – 1989, 171
  • Moss Grays (Easton) – 1990, 145
  • Mike Miller (Nazareth) – 1990, 152
  • Chad Billy (Northampton) – 1991, 112
  • Ryan Nunamaker (Nazareth) – 1992, 130
  • Mike Tomsic (Northampton) – 1993, 112
  • Matt Roth (Parkland) – 1994, 112
  • Dan Tashner (Nazareth) – 1994, 125
  • Whitey Chlebove (Northampton) – 1994, 130
  • Mark Getz (Nazareth) – 1994, 135
  • Dennis Liberto (Northampton) – 1995, 103
  • Travis Doto (Nazareth) – 1995, 145
  • Jamarr Billman (Easton) – 1996, 130
  • Chris Kelly (Easton) – 1997, 112
  • Andy Cote (Nazareth) – 1997, 130
  • Bryan Snyder (Easton) – 1997, 135
  • Jamarr Billman (Easton) – 1997, 140
  • Rob Rohn (Nazareth) – 1997, 189
  • Derek Jenkins (Parkland) – 1998, 145
  • Christian Luciano (Northampton) – 1998, 171
  • Jon Trenge (Parkland) – 1998, 189
  • John Hard (Northampton) – 1998, 275
  • Jon Trenge (Parkland) – 1999, 189
  • Steve Itterly (Nazareth) – 1999, 275
  • Matt Ciasulli (Easton) – 2000, 112
  • Ryan McCallum (Northampton) – 2000, 130
  • Jake Giamoni (Easton) – 2000, 135
  • Matt Ciasulli (Easton) – 2001, 119
  • Jeff Ecklof (Northampton) – 2001, 125
  • Gino Fortebuono (Easton) – 2001, 130
  • Travis Frick (Nazareth) – 2001, 171
  • Matt Ciasulli (Easton) – 2002, 125
  • Mike Rogers (Easton) – 2002, 135
  • Christian Franco (Whitehall) – 2002, 140
  • David Rivera (Allentown Central Catholic) – 2002, 160
  • Joey Ecklof (Northampton) – 2003, 135
  • Jeff Ecklof (Northampton) – 2003, 145
  • Josh Haines (Northampton) – 2003, 189
  • Jon Oplinger (Northampton) – 2003, 215
  • Joe Caramanica (Nazareth) – 2004, 135
  • Joey Ecklof (Northampton) – 2004, 145
  • Mike Rogers (Easton) – 2004, 152
  • Nick Guida (Parkland) – 2004, 171
  • Josh Haines (Northampton) – 2004, 189
  • Jon Oplinger (Northampton) – 2004, 215
  • Tim Darling (Nazareth) – 2005, 130
  • Joe Caramanica (Nazareth) – 2005, 145
  • Joey Ecklof (Northampton) – 2005, 152
  • Bryan Reiss (Emmaus) – 2005, 275
  • Jordan Oliver (Easton) – 2006, 103
  • Tim Darling (Nazareth) – 2006, 145
  • Kegan Handlovic (Easton) – 2007, 112
  • Jordan Oliver (Easton) – 2007, 119
  • Tim Darling (Nazareth) – 2007, 152
  • Justin Wieller (Northampton) – 2007, 215
  • Kegan Handlovic (Easton) – 2008, 119
  • Jordan Oliver (Easton) – 2008, 130
  • Ziad Haddad (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2008, 285
  • Zach Horan (Nazareth) – 2011, 130
  • Mitchell Minotti (Easton) – 2011, 140
  • Michael Ottinger (Parkland) – 2011, 160
  • Ethan Lizak (Parkland) – 2012, 106
  • Darian Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2012, 106
  • Randy Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2012, 132
  • Elliot Riddick (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2012, 170
  • Ethan Lizak (Parkland) – 2013, 113
  • Aaron Bradley (Nazareth) – 2013, 285
  • Darian Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2013, 120
  • Jake Riegel (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2014, 106
  • Luke Karam (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2014, 113
  • Zeke Moisey (Bethlehem Catholic) – 2014, 126

Eastern Pennsylvania Conference professional and Olympic athletes

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Saquon Barkley, Whitehall High School
 
Aaron Gray, Emmaus High School
 
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Freedom High School
 
Sebastian Joseph-Day, Stroudsburg High School
 
Matt McBride, Liberty High School
 
Matt Millen, Whitehall High School
 
Jim Molinaro, Bethlehem Catholic High School
 
Andre Reed, Dieruff High School
 
Brian Schneider, Northampton Area High School
 
Tony Stewart, Allentown Central Catholic High School
 
Kyzir White, Emmaus High School

The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference is known for producing a considerable number of present and former professional and Olympic athletes, including:

Major League Baseball (MLB)

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Former MLB players

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National Basketball Association (NBA)

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Former NBA players

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National Football League (NFL)

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Current NFL players

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Former NFL players

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Former Arena Football League (AFL) players

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Former NCAA Division I football players

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Olympics

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Olympic cycling

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Olympic field hockey

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Olympic gymnastics

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Olympic track and field

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Olympic wrestling

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Professional auto racing

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Professional cycling

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Professional golf

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Professional soccer

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Track and field

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Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)

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Former WNBA players

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World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

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Professional and collegiate coaches and managers

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Eastern Pennsylvania Conference athletes who have gone on to athletic coaching and team management careers include:

College basketball coaches

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College football coaches

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College wrestling coaches

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National Basketball Association (NBA) coaches

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National Football League (NFL) coaches and management

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling: Why District 11 2A teams have tougher path to state final," The Morning Call, January 30, 2019, retrieved January 30, 2019.
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