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{{Infobox sports league
| name         = Eastern Independent League
| color        = #2e8b57
| font_color   = #FFFFFF
| conference   = [[New England Preparatory School Athletic Council|NEPSAC]]
| teams        = 12
| sports       = 14
| region       = [[New England]]
| headquarters = [[ Boston, Massachusetts]]
| commissioner = Brook Sumner, Landmark School
}}

The '''Eastern Independent League''' ('''EIL''') is composed of eleven [[New England]] [[University-preparatory school|preparatory schools]] that compete athletically and academically. The EIL's twelve members  compete in a number of sports in the [[NEPSAC|New England Prep School Athletic Conference]] (NEPSAC).

==Members==
The Eastern Independent League is composed of 12 schools.<ref name=":1" />
{| class="wikitable"
!School
!Location
!Colors
!Mascot
!Established
!Enrollment
!Grades
!Head of School
!Athletic Director
|-
|[[Bancroft School]]
|[[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester, MA]]
|{{Color box|blue||}}{{Color box|White||}}
|Bulldogs
| align="center" |1900
|420
|PK-12
|Stephanie Luebbers
|Garth A. Adams
|-
|[[Beaver Country Day School]]
|[[Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts|Chestnut Hill, MA]]
|{{Color box|navy||}}{{Color box|gray||}}
|Beavers
| align="center" |1920
|452
|6-12
|Kim Samson
|Alex Gould
|-
|[[Berwick Academy (Maine)|Berwick Academy]]
|[[Berwick, Maine|South Berwick, ME]]
|{{Color box|Blue||}}{{Color box|white||}}
|Bulldogs
| align="center" |1791
|592
|PK-12
|James Hamilton
|Rob Quinn
|-
|[[Concord Academy]]
|[[Concord, Massachusetts|Concord, MA]]
|{{Color box|Green||}}{{Color box|white||}}
|Chameleons
| align="center" |1922
|378
|9-12
|Henry Fairfax
|Sue Johnson
|-
|[[Dana Hall School]]
|[[Wellesley, Massachusetts|Wellesley, MA]]
|{{Color box|blue||}}{{Color box|white||}}
|Dragons
| align="center" |1881
|484 (girls)
|5-12
|Katherine Bradley
|John Suby
|-
|[[Landmark School]]
|[[Prides Crossing, Beverly, Massachusetts|Prides Crossing, MA]]
|{{Color box|blue||}}{{Color box|white||}}
|Vikings
| align="center" |1971
|400
|2-12
|Josh Clark
|Brook Sumner
|-
|[[Lexington Christian Academy (Massachusetts)|Lexington Christian Academy]]
|[[Lexington, Massachusetts|Lexington, MA]]
|{{Color box|blue||}}{{Color box|white||}}
|Lions
| align="center" |1946
|350
|6-12
|James Talkington (interim)
|Andrew Mitchell
|-
|[[Newton Country Day School]]
|[[Newton, Massachusetts|Newton, MA]]
|{{Color box|navy||}}{{Color box|silver||}}
|Falcons
| align="center" |1880
|400 (girls)
|5-12
|Sister Barbara Rogers
|Kim Southall
|-
|[[Pingree School]]
|[[South Hamilton, Massachusetts|South Hamilton, MA]]
|{{Color box|Navy||}}{{Color box|White||}}{{Color box|green||}}
|Highlanders
| align="center" |1961
|335
|9-12
|Timothy Johnson
|Betsy Kennedy
|-
|[[Portsmouth Abbey School]]
|[[Portsmouth, Rhode Island|Portsmouth, RI]]
|{{Color box|crimson||}}{{Color box|Black||}}
|Ravens
| align="center" |1926
|360
|9-12
|Daniel McDonough
|Chris Milmoe
|-
|[[Winsor School|The Winsor School]]
|[[Boston|Boston, MA]]
|{{Color box|Red||}}{{Color box|White||}}
|Wildcats
| align="center" |1886
|430 (girls)
|5-12
|Sarah Pelmas
|Sherren Granese
|}

==Sports==
Sports played in the EIL include:<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.eilathletics.org/page|title=Eastern Independent League (EIL) {{!}} 11 New England Schools|website=www.eilathletics.org|language=en|access-date=2017-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025193407/http://www.eilathletics.org/page|archive-date=2016-10-25|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Basketball (boys' and girls')
* Baseball
* Cross Country (boys' and girls')
* Field Hockey
* Golf (boys' only)
* Ice Hockey (girls' only)
* Lacrosse (boys' and girls')
* Soccer (boys' and girls')
* Softball
* Squash (girls' only)
* Swimming (boys' and girls')
* Tennis (boys' and girls')
* Track and Field (boys' and girls')
* Volleyball
* Wrestling

=== Boys' Basketball ===
The EIL has been one of the most competitive boys' basketball leagues in New England over the years. Recently, however, the league has been dominated by [[Beaver Country Day School]] who won every championship between the 2009–10 and 2018–19 seasons.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://bcdschool.org/athletics/teams/|title=Teams {{!}} Beaver Country Day School|website=bcdschool.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-06}}</ref> 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!School
!Number of Championships (Since 1990–91)
!Most Recent Championship
|-
|Beaver Country Day School<ref name=":2" />
|19
|2020
|-
|Pingree School<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pingree.org/athletics/trophy-case|title=Trophy Case - Pingree Pingree|website=www.pingree.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-06}}</ref>
|8
|2019
|-
|Bancroft School<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bancroftschool.org/page.cfm?p=4982|title=Bancroft School: Awards & Honors|website=www.bancroftschool.org|access-date=2017-11-06|archive-date=2017-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107112332/http://www.bancroftschool.org/page.cfm?p=4982|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|4
|2000
|-
|Lexington Christian Academy
|2
|2022
|-
|Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall
|1
|1999
|}

{{hidden|
| style = width: 100%;
| header = 2021-2022 Season:
| content = <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL
| source = [https://eilathletics.com/page/3283 Eastern Independent League]
| update = complete |section=Regular season

|team1 =LCA |team2 =PAB |team3 =BCD |team4 =PIN |team5 =CON |team6 =BER |team7 =BAN |team8 =LAN

|win_LCA=11 |loss_LCA=1  |gf_LCA=666 |ga_LCA=451
|win_PAB=8 |loss_PAB=3  |gf_PAB=590 |ga_PAB=465
|win_BCD=6 |loss_BCD=1  |gf_BCD=507 |ga_BCD=282
|win_PIN=5 |loss_PIN=3  |gf_PIN=477 |ga_PIN=370
|win_CON=4 |loss_CON=7 |gf_CON=537 |ga_CON=649
|win_BER=3 |loss_BER=8 |gf_BER=573 |ga_BER=743
|win_BAN=2 |loss_BAN=9 |gf_BAN=464 |ga_BAN=664
|win_LAN=2 |loss_LAN=9 |gf_LAN=442 |ga_LAN=632

|res_col_header=QR
|col_PO=green1 |text_PO=Advance to EIL and [[New England Preparatory School Athletic Council|NEPSAC]] playoffs
|col_SF=yellow1|text_SF=Advance to EIL playoffs

<!--Team definitions (wikilinks in table)-->
|name_LCA = [[Lexington Christian Academy (Massachusetts)|Lexington Christian Academy]]
|name_PAB = [[Portsmouth Abbey School]]
|name_BCD = [[Beaver Country Day School]]
|name_PIN = [[Pingree School]]
|name_CON = [[Concord Academy]]
|name_BER = [[Berwick Academy (Maine)|Berwick Academy]]
|name_BAN = [[Bancroft School]]
|name_LAN = [[Landmark School]]

<!--Update team qualifications here (defined below)-->
|result1=PO |result2=SF |result3=SF |result4=SF |result5= |result6= |result7= |result8=
}}
</onlyinclude>
{{4TeamBracket 
| RD1          = Semifinals 
| RD2          = Final 

| RD1-seed1  = 1
| RD1-team1  = '''[[Lexington Christian Academy (Massachusetts)|Lexington Christian Academy]]'''
| RD1-score1 = 37
| RD1-seed2  = 4
| RD1-team2 = [[Portsmouth Abbey School]]
| RD1-score2 = 23

| RD1-seed3 = 2
| RD1-team3 = '''[[Beaver Country Day School]]'''
| RD1-score3 = 67
| RD1-seed4 = 3
| RD1-team4 = [[Pingree School]]
| RD1-score4 = 46

| RD2-seed1 = 1
| RD2-team1 = '''[[Lexington Christian Academy (Massachusetts)|Lexington Christian Academy]]'''
| RD2-score1 = 
| RD2-seed2 = 2
| RD2-team2 = [[Beaver Country Day School]]
| RD2-score2 = 

}}
}}

==References==
<references />

[[Category:High school sports conferences and leagues in the United States]]