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

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