Boys' Basketball
HEAD COACH: Garrett Copeland (gcopeland54@gmail.com)
FINAL 2020-21 RECORD: 0-0
POINTS SCORED/ALLOWED: --/-- (+/-0 differential)
ARCHIVE
2019-20
RECORD: 3-7
POINTS SCORED/ALLOWED: 277/379 (-102 differential)
Feb. 11: Independence 45, Tatnall 38
Tyler netted 19 points and provided shutdown defense to lift the visiting Patriots in their season finale. Will also reached double digits in points with 12, while Owen helped spark the comeback victory with a strong fourth-quarter performance.
Feb. 6: Sanford def. Independence
Feb. 5: Caravel 57, Independence 15
The visiting Patriots scored eight of their 15 total points in the fourth quarter, with baskets from Ben, Cole, Breandan and Gates.
Jan. 29: Wilmington Friends 42, Independence 21
Will netted a team-leading 10 points and Tyler excelled defensively for the visiting Patriots.
Jan. 22: Wilmington Friends 41, Independence 34
Will netted a team-high 10 points, including eight in the first half, for the host Patriots, while Breandan and Cole’s hustle and defense sparked a late comeback that fell just short.
Jan. 16: Independence 41, Wilmington Christian 28
Will netted 10 points for the host Patriots, while Sam and Tyler followed with eight and seven, respectively. Cole, Sam and Tyler anchored a shutdown defensive effort in the second half.
Jan. 10: Independence 31, Tower Hill 25
Matt netted seven points to lead the host Patriots, who received scoring from seven different players. Tyler and Sam anchored the defensive effort.
Dec. 19: Tower Hill 53, Independence 38
Dec. 17: Sanford 56, Independence 24
Will netted six points to lead the visiting Patriots.
Dec. 13: Tatnall 39, Independence 28
Will scored six points to pace the host Patriots.
2018-19
RECORD: 7-4
POINTS SCORED/ALLOWED: 384/378 (+6 differential)
Feb. 14: Independence 45, Wilmington Christian 38
Marty netted 20 points, Ben Chantler added 16 points, including three 3-pointers, and Will contributed five points and seven rebounds for the host Patriots.
Feb. 12: Tatnall 32, Independence 24
Marty netted 12 points and Jake contributed four points and five rebounds for the host Patriots.
Feb. 8: Sanford 45, Independence 29
Marty registered nine points and six rebounds for the visiting Patriots, while Cole S. added four points and four boards.
Feb. 6: Independence 41, Caravel 26
Marty led all scorers with 15 points and went 5-of-6 from the foul line for the host Patriots, while Will contributed a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds and Ben Chantler chipped in 10 points.
Ben Chen, Cole S. and Richie anchored the defensive effort for Independence.
Jan. 30: Independence 38, Wilmington Friends 27
Marty led all scorers with 16 points for the host Patriots, while Ben Chantler followed with 14 points and finished 4-for-4 from the foul line. Will added eight points and five rebounds.
Jan. 25: Independence 26, Tower Hill 25
Marty turned in a dominant performance for the host Patriots, netting 19 points and going 8-for-10 from the foul line.
Jan. 18: Tatnall 38, Independence 31
Ben Chantler scored 15 points for the visiting Patriots, going 5-for-8 from the foul line, while Marty added 10 points, finishing 8-for-12 from the line.
Jan. 16: Independence 38, Tower Hill 19
Marty led all scorers with 14 points, Ben Chantler followed with 10 points and Will contributed eight points and six rebounds for the Patriots, who won their third road game in a row.
Jan. 9: Independence 36, Wilmington Friends 27
Marty led all scorers with 14 points, going 6-for-8 from the foul line, Ben Chantler also reached double digits with 11 points on the strength of three 3-pointers and Will added six points and seven rebounds for the visiting Patriots.
Jan. 8: Independence 53, Wilmington Christian 45
Marty scored 22 points, including 4-for-4 from the foul line, Ben Chantler followed with 19 points (4-for-5 from the line) and Richie added six points off the bench for the visiting Patriots.
Dec. 11: Sanford 56, Independence 23
Marty scored 17 points, going 9-for-11 from the free throw line, and Will added six points and eight rebounds for the host Patriots.
2017-18
RECORD: 10-1
POINTS SCORED/ALLOWED: 448/258 (+190 differential)
Feb. 9: Sanford 37, Independence 34
Justin and Jack both reached double digits in points with 12 and 11, respectively, for the host Patriots.
Feb. 7: Independence 51, Caravel 31
Justin recorded 19 points and seven assists, while Marty and Michael each scored eight points for the visiting Patriots.
Feb. 2: Independence 35, Tatnall 15
Justin recorded 11 points and six assists for the visiting Patriots, while Michael and Nathan each netted career-high point totals with seven and six, respectively.
Jan. 31: Independence 40, Wilmington Friends 23
Jack netted 13 points and went 5-for-6 from the foul line, Justin contributed 10 points and six assists and Niall added six points for the visiting Patriots, who trailed 15-12 at halftime before exploding offensively in the second half.
Jan. 24: Independence 50, Wilmington Christian 22
Justin recorded a 12-point, 11-rebound double-double to go along with seven assists for the host Patriots, while Jack led all scorers with 14 points and Matt K. added six points.
Jan. 19: Independence 44, Tatnall 23
Justin led all scorers with 14 points to go along with six assists, Brady netted eight points and Jack brought down eight rebounds to go along with six points for the host Patriots.
Jan. 17: Independence 33, Tower Hill 23
Marty scored 10 points, Jack contributed eight points and five rebounds and Justin added six points and five assists for the visiting Patriots.
Jan. 12: Independence 36, Tower Hill 16
Justin netted a game-high 21 points, Jack brought down 11 rebounds to go along with six points and Brady added six points off the bench for the host Patriots.
Jan. 10: Independence 31, Wilmington Friends 15
Justin registered a double-double for the host Patriots with 13 points and 11 rebounds, while James contributed eight points off the bench.
Dec. 18: Independence 49, Wilmington Christian 21
Justin recorded 18 points and six assists and Jack added 17 points and five rebounds for the visiting Patriots.
Dec. 13: Independence 45, Sanford 32
Justin finished just three points shy of a triple-double with 10 rebounds, 10 assists and seven points, while Jack led the visiting Patriots in scoring with 22 points.
2016-17
RECORD: 4-7
POINTS SCORED/ALLOWED: 343/331 (+12 differential)
Feb. 8: Caravel 48, Independence 42 OT
Justin finished with 17 points, going 4-for-4 from the foul line, and Jack followed with 16 points (6-for-6 from the line) for the host Patriots.
Feb. 3: Tatnall 40, Independence 27
Justin registered 10 points and went 8-for-10 from the foul line for the host Patriots, while Mike added five points and five rebounds.
Feb. 1: Wilmington Friends 28, Independence 27 OT
Justin netted 12 points and finished 8-for-11 from the foul line, while Jack added seven points for the host Patriots, who lost by the same score in overtime during the two teams’ previous meeting on Jan. 11.
Jan. 25: Independence 33, Wilmington Christian 21
Justin scored 10 points to pace the visiting Patriots.
Jan. 20: Tatnall 32, Independence 30
Justin led all scorers with 14 points, going 4-for-6 from the free-throw line, for the visiting Patriots.
Jan. 18: Independence 27, Tower Hill 9
Justin scored 13 points, including nine in the fourth quarter, and Jack, Joe, Mike and Cole led the defense for the host Patriots.
Jan. 11: Wilmington Friends 28, Independence 27 OT
Jack scored nine points, followed by Joe with eight and Justin with seven, for the visiting Patriots.
Jan. 6: Independence 38, Tower Hill 19
Jack scored 10 points, Justin followed with eight points and Brett added seven for the visiting Patriots.
Jan. 4: Sanford 45, Independence 29
Joe scored 10 points and finished 4-for-6 from the free-throw line for the visiting Patriots, while Justin added seven points.
Dec. 16: Independence 36, Wilmington Christian 16
Joe and Cole netted eight points apiece for the host Patriots, while Justin followed with seven.
Dec. 14: Sanford 45, Independence 27
Justin netted 18 points and finished 10-of-11 from the foul line for the host Patriots.
2015-16
Feb. 11: Caravel 41, Independence 21
Aidan scored a career-high 10 points and Colin contributed seven points and seven rebounds for the visiting Patriots (2-9).
Feb. 9: Westtown (Pa.) 30, Independence 16
Joe recorded four points and six rebounds and Aidan added four points and three boards for the Patriots (2-8) in their last home game of the season.
Feb. 5: Tatnall 31, Independence 21
Joe scored a career-high 12 points to go along with seven rebounds for the visiting Patriots (2-7).
Feb. 3: Wilmington Friends 30, Independence 16
Rishi and Joe led the defensive effort and Patrick scored four points for the visiting Patriots (2-6).
Jan. 29: Tatnall 34, Independence 26
Colin scored nine points, Joe brought down eight rebounds to go along with six points and Aidan also netted six points for the host Patriots (2-5). Brett added five points, including a buzzer beater before halftime from well beyond the arc.
Jan. 27: Independence 27, Wilmington Christian 14
Ryan topped all scorers with 10 points, including 4-for-4 from the foul line, and Joe added six points and eight rebounds to lift the visiting Patriots (2-4), who snapped a four-game skid.
Independence led 12-3 at the half and 25-3 after the third quarter.
Jan. 13: Tower Hill 27, Independence 19
Joe and Colin each scored five points for the host Patriots (1-4).
Jan. 12: Wilmington Friends 30, Independence 19
Joe registered six points and five rebounds for the host Patriots (1-3).
Jan. 8: Tower Hill 28, Independence 26
Colin registered 17 points and eight rebounds for the visiting Patriots (1-2), who also received five points from Alex off the bench.
Jan. 6: Sanford 30, Independence 22
Colin recorded a 13-point, 10-rebound double-double for the host Patriots (1-1).
Dec. 16: Independence 25, Sanford 22
Colin netted 11 points, including 3-for-4 from the free-throw line, to lift the visiting Patriots (1-0) in their season opener. Joe and Rishi led the strong defensive effort.
2014-15
Feb. 11: Independence 50, Caravel 35
Sean netted a game-high 20 points, Victor followed with 13 points and Chad, Nick and Chris led the defensive effort for the host Patriots (11-0), who completed their first undefeated season in program history. Independence outscored the opposition 460-312 this winter, a plus-148 point differential.
Feb. 6: Independence 41, Tatnall 27
Victor recorded 11 points and eight rebounds for the host Patriots (10-0), while Brendan tallied 10 points and finished 4-for-4 from the free-throw line.
Feb. 4: Independence 43, Wilmington Friends 34
Victor topped all scorers with 19 points – converting on nine of 11 free throws – to lift the host Patriots (9-0), who led 21-18 at halftime. Brendan followed with 10 points, while Chad and Sean spearheaded the defensive effort for Independence.
Jan. 30: Independence 49, Tatnall 24
Michael led all scorers with 13 points, Sean chipped in with 10 points and Victor added nine points, including converting on all five of his free throws, to go along with seven rebounds for the visiting Patriots, who remain undefeated at 8-0 and conclude the season at 5-0 on the road.
Jan. 28: Independence 39, Wilmington Christian 32
Chad led the host Patriots (7-0) with 14 points and six rebounds, while Victor contributed a double-double of 13 points and 10 boards. Independence trailed 17-13 at halftime, before battling back and pulling away late.
Jan. 23: Independence 49, Sanford 40
Victor led all scorers with 17 points, Sean added 13 points and Michael chipped in 11 points – all in the second quarter – for the host Patriots (6-0), who turned in their highest offensive output of the season.
Jan. 15: Independence 34, Tower Hill 11
Victor led a balanced offensive attack with nine points for the Patriots (5-0), who began a stretch of four consecutive home games and six out of their remaining seven. Jack, Chad, Sean, Chris, Michael and Brendan all contributed to an aggressive defensive effort.
Jan. 13: Independence 33, Wilmington Friends 30
Michael and Sean netted seven points apiece, Jack and Brendan both followed with six and Chad, Victor and Chris led the defensive effort for the Patriots (4-0), who have earned all four of their victories on the road.
Jan. 9: Independence 40, Tower Hill 25
Chad and Victor led the visiting Patriots (3-0) offensively with nine points each, while Sean added eight points and went 3-for-4 from the free-throw line.
Jan. 7: Independence 36, Sanford 28
Brendan topped the visiting Patriots (2-0) in scoring with nine points, followed by Victor with eight points and Sean with seven points. Chad led the way defensively, pulling down eight rebounds and adding several key steals.
Dec. 17: Independence 46, Westtown (Pa.) 26
Brendan netted 13 points, Victor followed with 12 points and Chad chipped in with nine points to lift the visiting Patriots (1-0) to a season-opening victory.