1955 - Allentown School District Stadium

2018 - Allen - Dieruff Football Game 2- 27 Oct - Allentown PA

2021 - Sewards Gym - Donmoyer Court - William Allen High School - Allentown PA

The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, known informally as EPC, EPC18, and East Penn Conference, is an athletic conference consisting of 18 large high schools from

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, Monroe,

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, 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). 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

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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" and ''WIN'' magazine has ranked the EPC and Lehigh Valley best in the nation for wrestling. The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference is home to two of Pennsylvania's largest high school football stadiums, the 15,000 capacity

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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

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. The conference is widely considered one of the premier high school athletic divisions in the nation.

High schools

The 18 high school teams in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (with location in parentheses) are: *Mountain Division ** East Stroudsburg High School North Timberwolves ( Dingmans Ferry) ** East Stroudsburg High School South Cavaliers (

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) ** Pleasant Valley High School Bears ( Brodheadsville) **

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Cardinals ( Swiftwater) ** Pocono Mountain West High School Panthers ( Pocono Summit) **

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Mountaineers ( Stroudsburg) *Skyline Division ** Allentown Central Catholic High School Vikings ( Allentown) ** Emmaus High School Green Hornets ( Emmaus) ** Nazareth Area High School Blue Eagles (

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) ** Northampton Area High School Konkrete Kids (

) ** Parkland High School Trojans (Allentown) ** Whitehall High School Zephyrs ( Whitehall Township) *Steel Division ** Bethlehem Catholic High School Golden Hawks ( Bethlehem) ** Dieruff High School Huskies (Allentown) ** Easton Area High School Red Rovers ( Easton) ** Freedom High School Patriots ( Bethlehem Township) ** Liberty High School Hurricanes (Bethlehem) ** William Allen High School Canaries (Allentown)

Conference championships and records

Baseball

Baseball uses the primary divisional conference alignment. District and state championships

Boys basketball

Boys basketball uses the primary divisional conference alignment. Conference Champions District and state championships

Girls basketball

Girls basketball uses the primary divisional conference alignment. Conference champions District and state championships

Boys cross country

In boys cross country, no divisional conference alignment is used. Conference champions District and state championships Individual state champions: *Mickey Collins (Easton) – 1970

Girls cross country

In girls cross country, no divisional conference alignment is used. Conference champions District and state championships Individual state champions: *Janelle Thomas (Liberty) – 1992, 1994, 1995 *Frances Koons (Allentown Central Catholic) – 2003 *Jessica Cygan (Liberty) – 2008

Field hockey

In field hockey, no divisional conference alignment is used. Conference champions District and state championships

Football

1948 - Helicopter Landing At ASD Stadium - Allentown PA

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uses the following adjusted divisional conference alignment, which changes slightly every two years: 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 District and state championships

Golf

Golf does not use any divisional conference alignment. Conference champions District and state championships

Boys lacrosse

Boys lacrosse uses the following adjusted divisional conference alignment:
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

Girls lacrosse

Girls lacrosse uses the following adjusted divisional conference alignment:
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

Boys soccer

Boys

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uses the primary divisional conference alignment. Conference Champions District and state championships

Girls soccer

Girls soccer uses the primary divisional alignment. Conference champions District and state championships

Softball

Softball uses the primary divisional alignment. District and state championships

Boys swimming and diving

Boys swimming and diving does not use the divisional conference alignment. 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 District and state championships

Girls swimming and diving

Girls swimming and diving does not use the divisional conference alignment. 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 District and state championships

Boys track and field

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

Girls track and field

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

Boys tennis

Boys tennis does not use any divisional conference alignment. District and state championships Individual state champions: *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

Girls tennis does not use any divisional conference alignment. Conference champions District and state championships Individual state champions: *Granson/Granson (Freedom) – 1996 *Granson/Granson (Freedom) – 1997

Boys volleyball

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

Girls volleyball

Girls volleyball uses the primary divisional conference alignment. Conference champions District and state championships

Wrestling

Wrestling uses the following adjusted divisional conference alignment:
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 Individual state champions: *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

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

Major League Baseball (MLB)

Former MLB players

* Bob Heffner, former pitcher, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians and

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(William Allen High School) * Gary Lavelle, former pitcher,

Oakland Athletics The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the A's) are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The te ...

, San Francisco Giants and Toronto Blue Jays (Liberty High School) * Matt McBride, former infielder,

Colorado Rockies The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver. The Rockies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The team plays its home baseball games at Coors Fie ...

and Oakland Athletics (Liberty High School) *

Jeff Mutis Jeff Mutis (born December 20, 1966) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Mutis was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 34th round of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign. He was subsequently drafted by the I ...

, former pitcher, Cleveland Indians and Florida Marlins (Allentown Central Catholic High School) *

Dave Schneck David Lee Schneck (born June 18, 1949) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played parts of three seasons, from 1972 until 1974, with the New York Mets. Originally drafted as a pitcher by the Mets in 1967, he did not begin his profes ...

, former outfielder, New York Mets (Whitehall High School) * Brian Schneider, former catcher, Montreal Expos/ Washington Nationals, New York Mets and

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...

(Northampton Area High School) * Curt Simmons, former pitcher,

Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located ...

, Los Angeles Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, and St. Louis Cardinals (Whitehall High School)

National Basketball Association (NBA)

Current NBA players

* Tyrese Martin, shooting guard, Atlanta Hawks (William Allen High School)

Former NBA players

* Aaron Gray, former center, Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons, New Orleans Hornets, and Sacramento Kings (Emmaus High School) * Darrun Hilliard, former guard, Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs (Liberty High School) *

Brant Weidner Brant Clifford Weidner (born October 28, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player from the National Basketball Association. He played one season in the league, appearing in just eight regular-season games. Weidner played basketb ...

, former forward, San Antonio Spurs (Parkland High School)

National Football League (NFL)

Current NFL players

Jahan Dotson Jahan Waltè Dotson ( ; born March 22, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State and was drafted by the Commanders in the first r ...

, wide receiver, Washington Commanders ( Nazareth Area High School) *

Saquon Barkley Saquon Barkley ( ; born February 9, 1997) is an American football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). Prior to entering the NFL in 2018, Barkley played college football at Penn State for three seasons gain ...

, running back,

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...

(Whitehall High School) *

Sebastian Joseph-Day Sebastian Joseph-Day (born March 21, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Rutgers. Early years Joseph-Day attended and played high school f ...

, defensive end,

Los Angeles Rams The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Rams compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division. The Rams play ...

(Stroudsburg High School) * Kyzir White, linebacker,

Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division, and play t ...

(Emmaus High School)"Eagles sign former Emmaus standout Kyzir White to one-year deal,"
WFMZ, March 26, 2022 *

Kenny Yeboah Kenneth Yeboah (born October 30, 1998) is an American football tight end for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Temple and Ole Miss. Early years Yeboah was born in Providence, Rhode Island. ...

, tight end,

New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The J ...

(Parkland High School)

Former NFL players

Chuck Bednarik Charles Philip Bednarik (May 1, 1925 – March 21, 2015), nicknamed "Concrete Charlie", was an American professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). He has been ranked one of the hardest hitting tacklers in NFL history an ...

, former center and linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles, and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Liberty High School) *

Greg DeLong Gregory Andrew DeLong (born April 3, 1973) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League. Early life and education DeLong was born in Orefield, Pennsylvania. He attended Parkland High School in South Whitehall Townshi ...

, former tight end, Minnesota Vikings, Baltimore Ravens, and Jacksonville Jaguars (Parkland High School) * Keith Dorney, former offensive tackle,

Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team play their home games at Ford ...

(Emmaus High School) * Jim Druckenmiller, former quarterback, Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers (Northampton Area High School) * Mike Guman, former running back,

(Bethlehem Catholic High School) *

Mike Hartenstine Michael Albert Hartenstine (born July 27, 1953) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Chicago Bears from 1975 to 1986 and the Minnesota Vikings in 19 ...

, former defensive end,

Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NF ...

and Minnesota Vikings (Liberty High School) *

Nate Hobgood-Chittick Nate Broe Hobgood-Chittick (November 30, 1974 – November 11, 2017) was an American football defensive tackle who played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Giants, and spe ...

, former defensive tackle, St. Louis Rams, San Francisco 49ers, and Kansas City Chiefs (William Allen High School) *

Kyshoen Jarrett Kyshoen Jarrett (born May 4, 1993) is an American football coach who is currently a graduate assistant for the Virginia Tech Hokies football team. He was also a former safety who played for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League ...

, former strong safety, Washington Redskins (East Stroudsburg High School South) * Dan Koppen, former center, Denver Broncos and

New England Patriots The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East divisio ...

(Whitehall High School) * Tim Massaquoi, former tight end, Miami Dolphins (Parkland High School) * Ed McCaffrey, former wide receiver, Denver Broncos,

, and San Francisco 49ers (Allentown Central Catholic High School) * Kim McQuilken, former quarterback,

Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons joined th ...

and Washington Redskins (William Allen High School) *

Joe Milinichik Joseph Michael Milinichik (born March 30, 1963) is a former American football guard who played 10 seasons in the National Football League with the Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams, and San Diego Chargers. High school Milinichik began his football ...

, former offensive guard, Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams, and

San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers were a professional American football team that played in San Diego from 1961 until the end of the 2016 season, before relocating to Los Angeles, where the franchise had played its inaugural 1960 season. The team is now ...

(Emmaus High School) * Matt Millen, former linebacker,

Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders were a professional American football team that played in Oakland from its founding in 1960 to 1981 and again from 1995 to 2019 before relocating to the Las Vegas metropolitan area where they now play as the Las Vegas Raide ...

, San Francisco 49ers, and Washington Redskins (Whitehall High School) *

Jim Molinaro James Anthony Molinaro (born April 27, 1981) is a retired American football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 2004 NFL Draft in the sixth round with the 180th overall pick. He ...

, former offensive tackle, Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins (Bethlehem Catholic High School) *

James Mungro James Olevia Mungro II (born February 13, 1978) is a former American football running back. He retired from the National Football League (NFL) due to a severe ACL injury he received in a pre-season game in 2006. His entire NFL career was with ...

, former running back,

Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. The Colts compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) South division. Since the 2008 ...

(East Stroudsburg High School South) *

Chris Neild Chris Neild (born December 1, 1987) is a former American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rect ...

, former nose tackle,

Houston Texans The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston. The Texans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division, and play their home ga ...

(Stroudsburg High School) *

Artie Owens Arthur Gene Owens (born January 14, 1953) was an American football running back, return specialist, and receiver that played collegiately for the West Virginia Mountaineers. He was also a track runner for the Mountaineers. Owens was primarily kn ...

, former running back, San Diego Chargers,

Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. ...

, and New Orleans Saints (Stroudsburg High School) *

Ken Parrish Ken Parrish (born June 22, 1984) is a former American football punter. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at East Stroudsburg. Parrish has also been a member of the Philadelph ...

, former punter,

(East Stroudsburg High School South) *

Andre Reed Andre Darnell Reed (born January 29, 1964) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills. He played college football at Kutztown and was selected b ...

, former wide receiver, Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins, and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2014 (Dieruff High School) *

Mike Reichenbach Jon Michael Reichenbach (born September 14, 1961) is a former American football linebacker who played eight seasons in the National Football League, mainly with the Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American fo ...

, former linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles and Miami Dolphins (Liberty High School) * Ray Rissmiller, former offensive tackle, Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, and New Orleans Saints (Easton Area High School) *

Larry Seiple Larry Robert Seiple (born February 14, 1945) is a former American football player and coach. He played professionally as a punter for the Miami Dolphins of the American Football League (AFL) from 1967 through 1969, and the NFL's Dolphins from 19 ...

, former punter, Miami Dolphins (William Allen High School) *

John Spagnola John Stephen Spagnola (born August 1, 1957) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks, and the Green Bay Packers. Early life and education Spagnola was born in Bethlehe ...

, former tight end,

Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. It ...

, Philadelphia Eagles, and

Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) West, which they rejoined in 2002 as ...

(Bethlehem Catholic High School) * Tony Stewart, former tight end,

Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The c ...

, Oakland Raiders, and Philadelphia Eagles (Allentown Central Catholic High School) * Devin Street, former wide receiver, Dallas Cowboys,

, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, and

(Liberty High School) * Jimmy Terwilliger, former quarterback, Minnesota Vikings (East Stroudsburg High School South) * Kevin White, former wide receiver,

, New Orleans Saints, and San Francisco 49ers (Emmaus High School) *

Andre Williams Andre Williams may refer to: * Andre Williams (musician) * Andre Williams (American football) * Andre Williams, British DJ better known as Shy FX {{hndis, Williams, Andre ...

, former running back, Los Angeles Chargers and New York Giants (Parkland High School) * Joe Williams, former running back, San Francisco 49ers (Emmaus High School) * Joe Wolf, former offensive tackle,

(William Allen High School)

Arena Football League (AFL)

Kevin Nagle Kevin Nagle (born April 30, 1975) is an American football fullback/linebacker who played for the Colorado Crush in the Arena Football League. After the AFL suspended its 2009 season, Nagle retired and is currently an assistant coach for Pleasa ...

, former fullback and linebacker, Colorado Crush and Orlando Predators (Pleasant Valley High School)

NCAA football

* Steve Aponavicius, former placekicker,

Boston College Eagles football The Boston College Eagles football team represents Boston College in the sport of American football. The Eagles compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of ...

and all-time career highest Boston College scorer (Easton Area High School) *

Dan Kendra Dan Kendra III (born March 15, 1976) is a former American football player. A highly-touted ''Parade'' All-American, 1995 national offensive player of the year high school player from the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, Kendra picked Florida St ...

, former quarterback, Florida State Seminoles football (Bethlehem Catholic High School)

Olympics

Olympic cycling

Tanya Lindenmuth Tanya Lindenmuth (born May 25, 1979) is an American cyclist. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, in the women's sprint. Lindenmuth was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutc ...

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

track cycling (Freedom High School) * Marty Nothstein, 2000 Summer Olympics gold medal winner, track cycling (Emmaus High School) * Lauren Tamayo,

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, silver medalist, track cycling (Allentown Central Catholic High School)

Olympic field hockey

* Cindy Werley,

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

women's field hockey player (Emmaus High School)

Olympic gymnastics

* Hope Spivey,

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

gymnast (Allentown Central Catholic High School)

Olympic track and field

* Joe Kovacs,

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

, silver medalist, shot put (Bethlehem Catholic High School)

Olympic wrestling

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1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

, silver medal winner for

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

, wrestling (Dieruff High School) *

Stanley Dziedzic Stanley Joseph Dziedzic, Jr. (born November 5, 1949) is a retired American welterweight freestyle wrestler. High school Dziedzic attended high school at William Allen High School in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Collegiate and amateur career He wa ...

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

bronze medal winner, wrestling (William Allen High School) * Bobby Weaver, 1984 Summer Olympics gold medal winner, wrestling, and

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

wrestling team ( boycotted) (Easton Area High School)

Professional auto racing

* Michael Andretti, former IndyCar Series driver (Nazareth Area High School) * Sage Karam, IndyCar Series driver (Nazareth Area High School)

Professional cycling

* Marty Nothstein, former professional track cycling (Emmaus High School) * Nicole Reinhart, former professional track cycling (Emmaus High School)

Professional golf

* Jim Booros, former PGA Tour player (Dieruff High School)

Professional soccer

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, defender,

FC Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which play ...

(Allentown Central Catholic High School)

Track and field

* Joe Kovacs, 2015 world champion, shot put (Bethlehem Catholic High School) * Chanelle Price,

2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was the fifteenth edition of the international indoor track and field competition, organised by the IAAF. The event was held between 7–9 March 2014 at the Ergo Arena in Sopot, Poland. Prepar ...

, gold medalist, 800 meters (Easton Area High School)

Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)

Former WNBA players

* Michelle M. Marciniak, former point guard, WNBA's Portland Fire and

Seattle Storm The Seattle Storm are an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The Storm competes in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team was founded by Ginger Ackerl ...

(Allentown Central Catholic High School)

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

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, professional wrestler (Freedom High School) *

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name The Rock, is an American actor and former professional wrestler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he was integral to the develop ...

, former professional wrestler (Freedom High School) * Billy Kidman, former professional wrestler (Parkland High School) * Brian Knobs, former professional wrestler (Whitehall High School) * Jerry Sags, former professional wrestler (Whitehall High School)

Professional and collegiate coaches and managers

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

College basketball coaches

* Michelle M. Marciniak, former

South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball The South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina and competes in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Under current head coach Dawn Staley, the Gamecocks have been one of the top programs in the count ...

assistant coach (Allentown Central Catholic High School) *

Billy McCaffrey Billy McCaffrey (born May 30, 1971) is a former American basketball player. He is also the former interim head coach at St. Bonaventure University. Basketball career McCaffrey attended Allentown Central Catholic High School in Allentown, Penns ...

, former

St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball The St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball (formerly the St. Bonaventure Brown Indians) team is the college basketball team that represents St. Bonaventure University, located near the city of Olean, New York. The school's team currently compe ...

head coach (Allentown Central Catholic High School)

College football coaches

* Chuck Amato, former NC State Wolfpack football head coach (Easton Area High School) * K. C. Keeler, Sam Houston State Bearkats football head coach, former Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football head coach, and Rowan University head football coach (Emmaus High School)

College wrestling coaches

*John Fritz, former Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling head coach (Liberty High School) *Bob Ferraro, former Bucknell Bison head wrestling coach (Easton Area High School) *Pat Santoro,

Lehigh Mountain Hawks The Lehigh Mountain Hawks are the athletic teams representing Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The Hawks participate in NCAA Division I competition as a member of the Patriot League. In football, Lehigh competes in the Division I F ...

head wrestling coach and former Maryland Terrapins head wrestling coach (Bethlehem Catholic High School) *Bryan Snyder,

Nebraska Cornhuskers wrestling The Nebraska Cornhuskers wrestling team represents the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference of NCAA Division I. The program has won seven conference titles and eleven individual NCAA championships. The team has been coached by ...

associate coach (Easton Area High School) *Jay Weiss, Harvard Crimson head wrestling coach (William Allen High School)

National Basketball Association (NBA) coaches

* Pete Carril, former Sacramento Kings assistant coach and former Princeton Tigers men's basketball head coach (Liberty High School) * Aaron Gray, former Detroit Pistons assistant coach (Emmaus High School)

National Football League (NFL) coaches and management

* Matt Millen, former

president and general manager (Whitehall High School)

References

External links

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