Watertown High football kicks off 2021 season with victory

Raiders will play Saturday at Hamilton-Wenham before returning to Victory Field for their first Friday night game, Sept. 24

The Watertown High football is fired up before it plays its season-opening game Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. The Raiders beat Worcester South, 22-16, at Victory Field in Watertown.

Leah Knipper-Davis and Emma Fallon

The Watertown High football team won its season-opening game, 22-16, over Worcester South on Sept. 11, 2021, at Victory Field in Watertown. Mason Andrade (4-yard run) and Nathan Master (18-yard catch) scored before Billy McHugh sealed the victory by turning a pass from Johnny Cacace into an 82-yard touchdown.

Check out scenes from the game, with 100 photos from Raider Times staff photographers Leah Knipper-Davis and Emma Fallon by clicking on the image above.

The Raiders will play again Saturday afternoon, Sept. 18, at Hamilton-Wenham before returning home to Victory Field for their first Friday night game, Sept. 24, against Saugus.

The Watertown High cheerleaders were back on the sidelines for the football team’s season-opening game, Sept. 11, 2021. The Raiders beat Worcester South, 22-16, at Victory Field in Watertown. (Raider Times photo / Emma Fallon)
)1 of 3) Nathan Master (10) and Anthony Shorter (21) combine to make a tackle during Watertown High’s 22-16 victory over Worcester South at Victory Field in Watertown on Sept. 11, 2021. (Raider Times photo / Leah Knipper-Davis)
Elias Ortiz (77) and Watertown High beat Worcester South, 22-16, at Victory Field in Watertown. (Raider Times photo / Emma Fallon)
Nathan Master (10) makes a big hit during Watertown High’s 22-16 victory over Worcester South at Victory Field in Watertown on Sept. 11, 2021. (Raider Times photo / Leah Knipper-Davis)
The Watertown High cheerleaders were back on the sidelines for the football team’s season-opening game, Sept. 11, 2021. The Raiders beat Worcester South, 22-16, at Victory Field in Watertown. (Raider Times photo / Emma Fallon)
Watertown’s Mason Andrade (23) breaks tackles Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. The Raiders beat Worcester South, 22-16, at Victory Field in Watertown. (Raider Times photo / Leah Knipper-Davis)
Rafael Magalhaes (19) and Watertown High beat Worcester South, 22-16, at Victory Field in Watertown. (Raider Times photo / Emma Fallon)

–Sept. 16, 2021–