WHS Sports: Win Over Stoneham Earns Football Team a Playoff Spot and More

The Watertown football team looks headed to the MIAA Div. 4 playoffs for the third year in a row after the Raiders beat Stoneham Friday at Victory Field. In a key game for the playoff picture, the Middlesex League contest was a back and forth affair, with junior quarterback Deon Smith providing the late heroics. Watertown fell behind in the first quarter, but in the third quarter, Raiders’ quarterback Deon Smith put the Raiders ahead 7-6 with a 6-yard touchdown run. Zach Rimsa scored on his own 6-yard run in the third to give the Raiders a 14-6 lead.

WHS Sports: Field Hockey on the Brink of History, Football Falls

The Watertown field hockey team is on the verge of history. With two wins this week, the Raiders need one more win to tie the all-time national high school unbeaten streak of 153. Monday they play at Wilmington for the tie, then – if victorious – the Raiders return to Victory Field on Wednesday at 3:45 p.m. to take on Melrose to seek to set the new record. This week, Watertown had a pair of shutouts. On Monday, they traveled to Burlington and came home with a 6-0 win.

WHS Sports: Field Hockey Beats Belmont, Boys’ Soccer Scores Big Upset

Archrival Belmont put up a struggle for the Watertown High School field hockey team, but they could not stop the Raiders from recording their 150th straight unbeaten game. 

The game Thursday was played in Belmont and the Marauders kept Watertown off the board for 23 minutes until senior Michaela Antonellis scored off a pass from Maddie Leitner, according to the report from The Belmontonian. Senior Ally McCall made it 2-0 on a counter attack with 26 minutes left in the second. Then, Leitner got a goal of her own off a corner with 21 minutes left. Antonellis scored her second with 12 minutes left in the game and secured Watertown’s 12th win of the season. Belmont forced Raider goalie Jonna Kennedy to stop two shots.

WHS Sports: Field Hockey Keeps Rolling, Football Team Drops First Game

Watertown’s field hockey team collected a trio of wins this week, all shut outs, and built on the long unbeaten streak. On Monday, the Raiders traveled to Melrose and came back with a 5-0 victory. Five different players scored for Watertown in the contest, according to the Wicked Local Watertown story. The Raiders defeated Wakefield 5-0 in a road game on Wednesday. Sophomore Lauren Petrillo scored the first two goals of the game – her first as a varsity player, according to Wicked Local Watertown.

WHS Sports: QB Leads Football Team to Win, Field Hockey Keeps Winning

Watertown quarterback Deon Smith used his legs to lead the Raiders to a win over Wakefield in the Middlesex League opener, Friday night. The junior ran for 183 yards, including a 93-yard touchdown run in the third quarter at Wakefield. That came after a 32-yard scamper for a TD in the first quarter, according to the Boston Globe box score. Conner Kennelly accounted for the rest of the scoring with two field goals and two extra points. The Raiders held off a fourth quarter rally, beating Wakefield 20-14.

WHS Sports: Watertown Football Heads Out of State, Field Hockey Keeps Winning

Watertown High School hit the road in a big way for the second football game of the season, and had a successful trip to Rhode Island. The Raiders defeated host Mt. Pleasant 31-0 on Saturday, with running back Zach Rimsa scoring two first quarter touchdowns, according to the Boston Globe boxscore. Watertown scores all its points in the first half, with Robert Kennedy and Luis Moradel each running for second quarter touchdowns. Kicker Santino Fieremonte hit a 33-yard field goal in the first quarter and made all four extra points.

Watertown Wins High Scoring Home Football Opener

Watertown High School’s football team turned around a halftime deficit and defeated Arlington Catholic in the opener at Victory Field Friday night. Watertown scored first, after intercepting the Cougars in the first quarter. But by halftime the Raiders trailed 21-12. The second half was a different story, as the Raiders scored 26 points and pulled out a 38-35 victory. Next week, Watertown heads out of state to play Mt.