Thursday, November 22, 2012
The Raiders trailed after one quarter but came back to win the annual Thanksgiving game against their archrivals.
The Watertown football team suffered seven straight defeats to their rivals from Belmont, but Thursday they did not let an early deficit keep them down. The Raiders (6-5) prevailed 28-7 against the Marauders in the Thanksgiving day clash at Belmont's Harris Field after Watertown got into gear and scored four unanwered touchdowns. Belmont (1-10) had the better of the first quarter, and led 7-0 after Belmont's Max Jones scored a touchdown on a screen pass from quarterback Mike Richardson in the first quarter. Marauders' coach Kevin Gildea had some tricks plays up his sleeve, but on Thursday they did not seem to click. Belmont went for a fake punt late in the second quarter with the score tied at 7. The Raiders stopped them, and drove down …
The Raiders took down the Marauders in Belmont. See details below and follow Patch for reactions, photos and videos from the game.
The Raiders come into the 91st Watertown-Belmont game with a record of 5-5, and need one more win to clinch their fourth-straight winning season. Standing in the way, however, is Belmont, which has beaten Watertown seven straight years. The Marauders have struggled this year, and enter the Thanksgiving game with a record of 1-9. Last year, Belmont had only two wins coming in the the Thanksgiving Game but coach Kevin Gildea's team defeated John Cacace's Watertown, 19-14. The Raiders came into the 2011 game with a record of 6-4. For up-to-the-minute news on this and other stories follow Watertown Patch on Twitter and Facebook and subscribe to the free email newsletter. In 2012, Watertown uses a balanced offensive attack, led by senior …
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
The Raiders travel to Belmont to face the rival Marauders and Patch will be there providing live updates from the game.
Thanksgiving means turkey, family and around Massachusetts high school football. This year Watertown travels to Belmont to face the rival Marauders in the annual game and Patch will be there providing up to the minute updates! The game kicks off at 10:15 a.m., so visit Watertown Patch to follow the live blog, add your thoughts and cheer on the Raiders! You can also follow the action on Watertown Patch's Twitter feed, @WatertownPatch. Use the hashtag #WHSFootball or #BHSFootball to add your tweets to the blog. Coach John Cacace's Raiders come into the game with a record of 5-5, and need one more win to clinch their fourth-straight winning season. Belmont and coach Kevin Gildea, however, has won seven straight Thanksgiving games. The game …
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