Charlie Breitrose
Watertown senior Vasken Kebabjian scored two touchdowns Friday night against in the Section Semifinal victory over Newburyport.
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. The extra point was blocked.
Smith scored Watertown’s final touchdown on an 11-yard run. Newburyport got a late touchdown on a 54-yard pass from Jake Cahalane to Rob Shay.
The win returns the Raiders to the Div. 3 North Section final for the second straight year. Last year, Watertown’s tournament ended with a loss at Stoneham. This year, Watertown will host the Section Final on Friday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. at Victory Field. They will take on second seeded Triton (7-2) with a berth in the Eastern Mass final against the South Section Champion.