3/3/2025
The Independent School League will be well represented in the upcoming NEPSAC Winter Championships set to take place over the coming week. A total of 33 ISL teams have qualified across divisional brackets in boys' and girls' basketball and boys' and girls' ice hockey. Notably, The Rivers School (for the second time this year) and St. George’s School have teams competing in all four tournaments.

Below is a full listing of ISL teams and their first-round matchups.

BOYS BASKETBALL  

Class AA:

• St. George’s School #4 vs. Worcester Academy #5
• Lawrence Academy #8 vs. Cushing Academy #1

Class A:

• Tabor Academy #3 vs. Loomis Chaffee School #6 
• Milton Academy # 7 vs. Phillips Exeter Academy #2

Class B:

• The Governor’s Academy #4 vs. The Rivers School #5
• Brooks School #6 vs. Pomfret School #3
• St. Mark’s School #7 vs. Canterbury School #2

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Class AAA:

• Noble and Greenough School #1 - First round BYE
• Tabor Academy #2 vs. St. Andrew’s School #7

Class A:

• Thayer Academy #5 vs. The Hotchkiss School #4
• Milton Academy #7 vs. Sacred Heart, Greenwich #2

Class B:

• The Rivers School #3 vs. Greens Farms Academy #6
• Lawrence Academy #4 vs. St. Luke’s School #5
• St. George’s School #8 vs. Suffield Academy #1

BOYS ICE HOCKEY

Stuart/Corkery (Open) Bracket:

• St. Mark’s School #2 vs. The Rivers School #7
• Noble and Greenough School #8 vs. Deerfield Academy #1

Martin/Earl (Large School) Bracket:

• Belmont Hill School #1 vs. Kent School #8
• The Governor’s Academy #4 vs. Westminster School #5
• Thayer Academy #7 vs Avon Old Farms School #2

Piatelli/Simmons (Small School) Bracket:

• St. George’s School #5 vs. Tilton School #4
• Groton School #7 vs. Berkshire School #2

GIRLS ICE HOCKEY

Chuck Vernon (Elite) Bracket:

• Noble and Greenough School #4 vs. Phillips Andover Academy #5
• Buckingham Browne and Nichols School #6 vs. Dexter Southfield School #3
• Groton School #8 vs. Williston Northampton School #1

Patsy Odden (Large School) Bracket: 

• Thayer Academy #1 vs. St. Paul’s School #8
• Tabor Academy #5 vs. Phillips Exeter Academy #4
• Milton Academy #7 vs. Deerfield Academy #2

Dorothy Howard (Small School) Bracket:

• The Rivers School #2 vs. Mount Saint Charles Academy #7
• The Governor’s Academy #3 vs. St. Mark’s School #6
• Lawrence Academy #4 vs. St. George’s School #5

NEPSAC Postseason Schedule and Live Stream Information

First-round NEPSAC tournament games are set for Wednesday, March 5, with matchups held at the higher-seeded schools. Winners will advance to the semifinal games on Saturday, March 8, with the championship finals scheduled for Sunday, March 9.  

For game times and locations, and live stream links visit the Tournament page on the NEPSAC website.