Charlie Breitrose
Shannon Murphy and the Watertown girls basketball team beat Chelsea in the first round of the State Tournament.
The Watertown girls basketball team got their EMass title defense off to a good start Tuesday night be beating Chelsea 42-21.
Last season, the Raiders made it all the way to the MIAA Div. 2 State Final. The Raiders won their first round game at Watertown High School in convincing fashion.
Next up for the third seeded Raiders (15-4) is sixth seeded Hamilton-Wenham (13-8), which beat Swampscott 45-32 Tuesday night. The North Section quarterfinal will be played Saturday, March 4 at 7 p.m. at Watertown High School.
The night before, the boys basketball team will host a quarterfinal at 7 p.m.