Football

Watertown High School Football Heads to Playoffs After Second Straight OT Win

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Charlie BreitroseThe last time Watertown High School made the MIAA football playoffs in 2017 the Raiders made it all the way to the State Semifinals against Dennis-Yarmouth. Pictured, Watertown junior quarterback Nick McDermott passes the ball to junior running back Mange Camara in the EMass final. For the second week in a row the Watertown High School football team triumphed in overtime. Next up for the Raiders is a road state playoff game. The Raiders wrapped up their regular season schedule with a 29-23 overtime win at Melrose.

Football

Watertown High Football Grabs Overtime Win, Golfers Take a Swing at State Tournament

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Charlie BreitroseWatertown senior Mason Andrade scored a touchdown in the Raiders’ win over Wakefield. Here he runs the ball against Belmont in 2019. The Raiders handed Middlesex League foe Wakefield its second loss of the season with an overtime victory. The win helped Watertown’s chances of qualifying for the State playoffs. Also this week, the Watertown High School golf team played in the North Section tournament.

Football

Watertown High School Grabs Wins in Football, Boys & Girls Soccer and Golf in Opening Week

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The fall spots is in full swing, with several Watertown High School teams in action and wracking up the wins. The Raiders football team won their season opener against Worcester South 22-16 on Saturday. Senior Mason Andrade ran for a 4-yard touchdown, and quarterback Johnny Cacace threw two touchdowns. Nathan Masters scored from 18 yards out and William McHugh caught a short pass and went for an 82 yard score. McHugh and Cacace teamed up again for a two-point conversion.

Baseball

15 Watertown High School Athletes Make Fall II & Spring Middlesex All-Stars

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More than a dozen Raiders were chosen among the best in the Middlesex League in 2021. The pandemic created some strange seasons for some sports. Football was moved to Fall II, in the early part of 2021, and the wrestling season was moved from the Winter Sports Season to the Spring. Fifteen Watertown High School athletes made the Middlesex All-Stars in eight sports. Fall II All-Stars

Football: Chris Lanni, David Manoukian, and Lukas Matton

Spring All-Stars

Wrestling: Leah Knipper-Davis, Bo Leitner, and Hrachya Tonyan

Boys Tennis: Copper Petrie

Girls Tennis: Jenna Petrie

Boys Lacrosse: Jack Bunnell

Girls Lacrosse: Madison Cummings, Maggie Driscoll, Emma Fallon, and Christina Zouein

Baseball: Nick Pye and Casey Williams

Softball: Elaine Andrade

COVID-19

Watertown Football Team Excited to Kick Off Season After Being Delayed by Pandemic

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Watertown running back David Manoukian and the Raiders kick off the football season on March 20 after being delayed several months by COVID-19. March traditionally is primetime for basketball, but during the COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts it is also time for some high school football. The MIAA delayed the football season from the fall to March, in what has been dubbed “Fall II.” Watertown High School will kick off its season Saturday, March 20 at 11 a.m. against Wakefield at Watertown’s Victory Field. “After 12 months of not having a lot to do, this is a real treat for us and I believe everybody in our program understands that and is treating it as if it’s something special,” said WHS Head Coach John Cacace.

Sports

High School Sports to Look Much Different During 2020-21

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The Raiders celebrate a first quarter touchdown against Burlington at Victory Field. Many details remain up in the air for high school sports this school year, but some things are already clear: there will be no Thanksgiving Day football game and no field hockey state championship for Watertown this year. The COVID-19 pandemic will have a great impact on Massachusetts high school sports, particularly on the fall season, which will have no state tournaments in 2020 (tourneys in other seasons have not been decided yet). Also, the football season will be delayed until early 2021. The MIAA announced those and other details about high school sports last week.

All-Stars

More than a Dozen Raiders Named Middlesex League All-Stars, 3 Got MVP Award

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A baker’s dozen of Watertown High School athletes from five sports made the Middlesex League All-Star teams during the fall sports season, with three named MVP in their sport. Girls Cross Country: Lakshmi Thangaraj

Field Hockey: Emily Campbell, Ally Kennedy (MVP) and Aurise Tattrie (MVP)

Football: David Manoukian

Boys Golf: Dario Christie and Tim McCall

Boys Soccer: Devon Breen, Nicholas DiPace, Rodrigo Freitas (MVP), Gevork Karapetyan and Caiden Kiani

Sports

Belmont Pulls Away from Watertown in Annual Thanksgiving Game

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Watertown senior quarterback Brennan Cook hurls a pass against Belmont in the Thanksgiving Day game. The Raiders fell 24-14 at Victory Field

Watertown High School’s football team had Belmont where they wanted, with the ball in the opposition half and a chance to take the lead. However, in the end, the Marauders were the ones to find the end zone in the dying moments the Thanksgiving Day game. Belmont extended its winning streak in the big rivalry game to two in a row, winning 24-14 at Victory Field on Thursday. The loss meant Watertown ended the season with a record of 5-6.