Lexington Boys' Hoops Team Falls at Watertown, 68-51

Watertown's hot shooting early in the game put the Lexington boys' basketball team behind early, Thursday night, and the Minutemen could not keep pace in the 68-51 loss.

Lexington (2-2) struck first, with a three pointer by Lyle Morrison, but Watertown senior Cory Donahue hit two threes of his own, as part of his 17 points on the night.

Junior Pat Burns led the Minutemen with 15 points, followed by Morrison, who had 9 points.

Watertown coach Steve Harrington said, coming into the game he was worried by Lexington's big men, including Burns, senior Demitri Monovoukas and senior Matt Sharma.

"With their size we were at a big size disadvantage," Harrington said. "We needed to take advantage of our speed quickness and shooting ability."

The Raiders (4-0) had a 20-13 lead at the end of the first quarter, and went into halftime with a 44-26 advantage.  

The Minutemen started the third quarter by pressuring Watertown defensively, but Harrington said he was confident his team could handle it.

"(It worried me) a little bit, but we've got Marco (Coppola). He's the best payer in the league," Harrington said. "He just does everything for us."

While Lexington's pressure held the Raiders to 14 points in the third quarter, Watertown was still able to extend its lead to 21. 

Watertown put the game out of reach at the beginning of the fourth quarter, when the Raiders scored three straight baskets to extend the lead to 64-37.

Harrington took out the starters midway through the fourth quarter and the Minutemen closed the gap from 24 to 17.

Lexington returns to action on Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. when they travel to play Reading Memorial.