Watertown Boys & Girls Basketball Teams Both Tip Off Seasons Against Rivals

Basketball is back for Watertown High School (well, at Watertown Middle School for one more year). The season tips off for the boys and girls varsity teams on Friday when each face rival Belmont, as both look to return to the MIAA State Tournament.

Boys Basketball

In 2024-25, the Raiders boys squad went 15-7, and defeated Oakmont in the first round of the State Tournament. Abington ended Watertown’s season in the Round of 16. Watertown looks for its third straight winning season, after a rare under .500 year in 2022-23.

The team is led by Hall of Fame coach Steve Harrington in his 32nd season at WHS. He was inducted into the Massachusetts Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in November.

The Raiders hit the road for their first contest on Friday Dec. 12 at Belmont. The game tips at 7:15 p.m.

The Raiders’ first home game will be Tuesday, Dec. 16 against Woburn at 7 p.m. in the Watertown Middle School Gym. Watertown also hosts Wilmington on Dec. 19, and then a non-league game on Dec. 30 against Fenway before the New Year.

They return home on Jan. 13 to play Winchester, followed by Burlington (Jan. 23), and Lexington (Jan. 27).

A non-league matchup against Community Academy of Science & Health opens February on the 2nd, and the next day Watertown hosts Stoneham. Wakefield visits on Feb. 6, and the final home game is on Feb. 10 against Melrose.

2025-26 Watertown Boys Basketball Schedule

Fri Dec 12 7:15 PM	@	Belmont High School	Belmont (MA) High School Wenner Field House
Tue Dec 16 7:00 PM	vs	Woburn Memorial High School	Watertown Middle School Gym 1
Fri Dec 19 7:00 PM	vs	Wilmington High School	Watertown Middle School Gym 1
Mon Dec 22 7:30 PM	@	Stoneham High School	Stoneham High School Gym
Tue Dec 30 4:00 PM	vs	Fenway High School	Watertown Middle School Gym 1
Tue Jan 6 6:00 PM	@	Reading Memorial High School	Reading Memorial HS Hawkes Field House
Fri Jan 9 7:00 PM	@	Wakefield Memorial High School	Wakefield HS Field House
Tue Jan 13 7:00 PM	vs	Winchester High School	Watertown Middle School Gym 1
Fri Jan 16 6:45 PM	@	Melrose High School	Melrose Middle School Middle School
Mon Jan 19 2:30 PM	@	Snowden Int’l School @ Copley	Orchard Gardens K-8 School Gym
Tue Jan 20 7:00 PM	@	Arlington High School	Arlington High School Gym 1
Fri Jan 23 7:00 PM	vs	Burlington High School	Watertown Middle School Gym 1
Tue Jan 27 7:00 PM	vs	Lexington High School	Watertown Middle School Gym 1
Fri Jan 30 7:00 PM	@	Wilmington High School	Wilmington High School HS Gym
Mon Feb 2 5:30 PM	vs	Community Academy of Science & Health	Watertown Middle School Gym 1
Tue Feb 3 5:30 PM	vs	Stoneham High School	Watertown Middle School Gym 1
Fri Feb 6 5:30 PM	vs	Wakefield Memorial High School	Watertown Middle School Gym 1
Mon Feb 9 5:30 PM	@	Community Academy of Science & Health	Community Academy of Sci & Health Gym
Tue Feb 10 5:30 PM	vs	Melrose High School	Watertown Middle School Gym 1
Thu Feb 12 5:30 PM	@	Burlington High School	Burlington HS BHS Wood Floor (main court)

Girls Basketball

Watertowns girls basketball team also seeks to return to the State Tournament this season, and continue its run of winning seasons which stretches back to 2021-22 (the year before WHS went 2-2 in the COVID shortened season). Watertown Head Coach Michael Tempesta enters his third season at the helm.

Last year the Raiders went 14-9 and won their first round game against Oakmont before losing to second-seeded Foxboro. The teams will reunite at the end of the regular season in the Warrior Classic, when Watertown faces the hosts in the first round.

Before that, Watertown will have to navigate the Middlesex League slate, which begins on Friday Dec. 12 against Belmont. The game tips at 7 p.m. in the Watertown Middle School Gym. The second and final home game in December is on the 19th against Wilmington.

The first home game of the New Year is on Jan. 6 against Reading. After three straight road games, Watertown hosts Arlington on Jan. 20 and Burlington on Jan. 23. Milford visits for a non-league game on Jan. 29.

February’s home schedule opens with Stoneham on the 3rd, followed by Wakefield on Feb. 6. The final home game will be against Melrose on Feb. 10.

2025-26 Watertown Girls Basketball Schedule

Fri Dec 12 7:00 PM	vs	Belmont High School	Watertown Middle School Gym 1
Tue Dec 16 7:00 PM	@	Woburn Memorial High School	Woburn HS Gym
Fri Dec 19 5:30 PM	vs	Wilmington High School	Watertown Middle School Gym 1
Mon Dec 22 6:00 PM	@	Stoneham High School	Stoneham High School Gym
Mon Dec 29 3:00 PM	@	Bellingham High School	Bellingham High School Gym
Tue Dec 30 TBA	@	@ TBA	Not Listed
Tue Jan 6 7:00 PM	vs	Reading Memorial High School	Watertown Middle School Gym 1
Fri Jan 9 5:30 PM	@	Wakefield Memorial High School	Wakefield HS Field House
Tue Jan 13 6:00 PM	@	Winchester High School	Winchester HS Gym
Fri Jan 16 5:00 PM	@	Melrose High School	Melrose Middle School Middle School
Tue Jan 20 7:00 PM	vs	Arlington High School	Watertown Middle School Gym 1
Fri Jan 23 5:30 PM	vs	Burlington High School	Watertown Middle School Gym 1
Tue Jan 27 6:00 PM	@	Lexington High School	Lexington High School LHS Gymnasium
Thu Jan 29 7:00 PM	vs	Milford High School	Watertown Middle School Gym 1
Fri Jan 30 5:30 PM	@	Wilmington High School	Wilmington High School HS Gym
Tue Feb 3 7:00 PM	vs	Stoneham High School	Watertown Middle School Gym 1
Fri Feb 6 7:00 PM	vs	Wakefield Memorial High School	Watertown Middle School Gym 1
Tue Feb 10 7:00 PM	vs	Melrose High School	Watertown Middle School Gym 1
Thu Feb 12 7:00 PM	@	Burlington High School	Burlington HS BHS Wood Floor (main court)
Mon Feb 16 12:45 PM	@	Foxboro High School (Warrior Classic)	Foxboro High School FHS – Gym (AB)
Tues Feb 17 11:oo AM or 2:30 PM	@	TBA	Foxboro High School FHS – Gym (AB)