Charlie Breitrose
The Watertown Raiders football team is fighting for a home playoff game.
Watertown’s bid to get a home playoff game took a hit when their comeback fell short against Stoneham Friday night. The Raiders fell 27-23.
The Raiders started well on the road, with two first quarter touchdowns. The first was a 7 yard pass to Yoseph Hamad and the second to senior Johm Korte from the 30.
The Spartans grabbed 16-14 a halftime lead with a second quarter touchdown an a 2-point conversion.
The teams traded field goals in the third quarter, but Stoneham established a 10 point lead in the fourth quarter on a 9-yard touchdown run by Christos Argyropoulos, the running back’s third of the night. They again added a 2-point conversion.
The closest Watertown could get was within four points. Runningback Matt Muldrew scored on a 20 yard run in the fourth quarter, but the extra point was missed.
The Raiders are now 3-3, 1-3 in the Middlesex League. According to the Boston Globe Power Ratings, Watertown is sixth ranked in Div. 5 North, which would get them into the MIAA North Section Tournament but would not secure a first round home game. The Raiders appear safe to clinch a berth with one game left Friday at Wakefield, and the teams outside the top 8 having one or fewer victories.
That article is completely wrong. 1st td was 7-8 yard pass. 2nd td was 30 yard pass to korte. Kennelly field goal and a run by mulldrew
Thanks for the correct info.
Charlie
The first touchdown pass was not to Mange Camara…it was to Yosef Hamad (#13). Three touchdowns in the game — pass to Hamad, pass to Korte, run by Muldrew. Field goal by Kennelly.
Thanks. I got a bad source.