Sports

Watertown’s Football Playoff Drive Ended by Triton in North Section Final

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The Raiders battled hard to keep their MIAA football tournament run alive, but a combination of a hot Triton offense and turnovers resulted in a 42-36 loss for Watertown in the North Section Div. 3 final at Victory Field, Friday night. After scoring first on a Deon Smith to John Korte 19-yard pass, the Raiders (8-2) suddenly found themselves down 21-6. Triton quarterback Lewis L’Heureux scored a pair of touchdowns on the ground, and then the Vikings scooped up an errant lateral and ran for a third score. Watertown’s spirit would not been held down despite, however, and they battled back again and again.

Sports

Watertown Beats Newburyport, Moves on to North Section Football Final

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The Raiders kept on rolling through the MIAA football playoffs Friday night with a 27-10 victory over Newburyport in the North Section semifinal. Watertown (8-1) got two touchdowns from senior co-captain Vasken Kebabjian in the win at Victory Field on Friday night. The first came in the first quarter when he caught an 8-yard pass from senior quarterback Deon Smith to stake a 7-0 lead. Newburyport (3-5) got a second quarter field goal, but the Raiders got to touchdowns to lead 20-3 at half. Senior Zach Rimsa scored from one-yard out, and then Kebabjian got his second ran one in from 28 yards out.

Sports

Watertown Volleyball Team Preparing for First Ever State Tournament Game

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The Watertown High School volleyball team has reached a new milestone, by making the MIAA State Tournament for the very first time. The Raiders had to beat Wakefield in a road game, the final one of the regular season, to clinch a spot in the playoffs. Watertown won 3 games to 1 over Wakefield and finished with a record of 10-9, which earned the team a 13th seed in the Div. 2 North Section tournament. In the first round of the tournament, the Raiders travel to play West Roxbury, the fourth seed which has a record of 17-2.

Field Hockey

Watertown Locks Up Top Seed in State Tournament, Yet Again

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The undefeated Watertown High School field hockey team continued another tradition of its dynasty, grabbing the top seed in the North Section of the MIAA State tournament. The Raiders completed another undefeated season – the fifth straight. Watertown, (18-0) is also building on two national record streaks: 118 straight wins and 178 games undefeated. Coach Eileen Donahue and the Raiders also have their sights on its eighth-straight Massachusetts State Championship. First up for the Raiders will be the winner of Wednesday’s match between No.

Sports

Smith’s Hat Trick of TDs Lead Watertown to Win in First Round of Playoffs

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After a slow start, the Watertown High School football team got in sync and rolled over Austin Prep in the first round of the MIAA Div. 3 North Playoffs, Friday night. 

The top-seeded Raiders were lead by senior quarterback Deon Smith, who found the end zone at Victory Field three times in the 34-18 win. The visitors held a 6-0 lead at the end of the first quarter, following a Jake Thain touchdown run and two Watertown fumbles. That lead ended on the first play of the second quarter when Smith ran it in from 27 yards out for the 7-6 Raiders lead. His second touchdown came on a 36-yard run later in the quarter, and a weaving 55-yard run by senior running back Zach Rimsa gave the Raiders a 20-6 halftime lead.

Football

Watertown Football Team Grabs Top Seed in North Section Playoffs

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The Raiders are top of the heap in the Div. 3 North Section football bracket. 

On Sunday, the MIAA released the state football brackets, and Watertown earned the top slot in the North Section Div. 3. With a record of 6-1, the Raiders host eighth-seeded Austin Prep (2-5) at Victory Field in the section quarterfinals on Friday at 7 p.m. The winner takes on the victor of the Newburyport-Pentucket game the following week. The second seed in the North is Triton, at 5-2, which was seeded ahead of 6-1 Bishop Fenwick because of their seeding score, which is based on the strength of schedule and how opponents fared in other games.

Girls Basketball

Watertown Girls Basketball Team Rises to New Heights, Despite Loss

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SPRINGFIELD – This year’s Watertown girls basketball team rose to heights never reached by the program and will leave a legacy, but it did not feel that way for the players after falling to Longmeadow in the MIAA Div. 2 State Final on Saturday. 

The 2015-16 Raiders squad went farther than any girls basketball team before them, and had an eight point second half lead before falling 36-31. When asked what her memories will be of this season, senior co-captain Michaela Antonellis said: “It’s going to be good. It sucks right now.” With the tears still fresh after the loss, senior co-captain Katelyn Rourke added that she and her teammates have left their mark.

Girls Basketball

Watertown’s State Championship Dream Slips Away in the Fourth

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SPRINGFIELD – Watertown had Longmeadow right where they wanted them in the MIAA Div. 2 girls basketball state final, with an eight point lead midway through the third, but the title slipped from their grasp and Longmeadow won 36-31. Watertown came out of the half and put up the first five points, punctuated with a lay up by junior center Shannon Murphy with 4:22 left in the third. A three pointer by Antonellis extended the Watertown lead to 29-21. The Lancers ate away at the lead and back to back shots by 6-foot-3 center Kayla Mokwuah gave Longmeadow the 31-29 lead with 5:24 left in the fourth.