Eastern Pennsylvania Conference

The conference is part of District XI in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA).

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.

[5] Conference champions District and state championships 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.

District and state championships Girls lacrosse uses the following adjusted divisional conference alignment:[5] Mountain: Nazareth, Northampton, and Pleasant Valley Steel: Easton, Freedom, and 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.

[5] Conference Champions District and state championships Girls soccer uses the primary divisional alignment.

[5] Conference champions District and state championships 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 Individual state champions:[9] The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference is known for producing a considerable number of present and former professional and Olympic athletes, including: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference athletes who have gone on to athletic coaching and team management careers include:

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
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
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