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The Watertown boys soccer team is back in the MIAA State Tournament after a one-year hiatus and they will play their first round match at home. The Raiders finished strong down the stretch to end the year with a 9-7-2 record and they got the eighth seed in the Div. 3 North Section tournament. They will host ninth seed North Reading (9-7-2) on Saturday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. at Victory Field.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Watertown football team completed the pre-tournament season with an overtime win at Stoneham on Saturday.
The game was tied 8-8 after regulation, but the Raiders closed it out in overtime for a 16-8 win. Watertown finishes the pre-tournament part of their schedule with a record of 6-1 and a league record of 4-1. The MIAA will announce the tournament seedings on Sunday, and the Raiders look to get a good spot. The game was played at Stoneham on Saturday afternoon.
The Watertown football team’s successful season continued Friday night when the Raiders traveled to Wilmington and shut out the hosts. Watertown scored 21 points in the second quarter to surge past Wilmington. Running back Zach Rimsa scored the first on a one-yard run. Then quarterback Deon Smith took it in himself from four yards away. Running back Vasken Kebabjian then exploded for a 49-yard touchdown run.
A stellar second quarter and a late touchdown pushed the Watertown football team past host Burlington for the 31-28 win on Friday night. The Raiders trailed 6-3 after one quarter, but then got touchdowns from three different players to enter halftime with a 24-14 lead. First, running back Zack Rimsa scored on a three yard run. Then it was quarterback Deon Smith’s turn. He scored on an 8 yard run.