The Owner's Box, Ep. 14.

Foxboro coach Lisa Downs

It's almost time for the basketball pairings to come out, and what better time is it than to have a repeat visit from Foxboro High girls' hoop coach Lisa Downs on "The Owner's Box?"

The ninth-year coach of the Warriors has her team in the No. 2 seed in Division 2-South, and we'll chat about how the season unfolded for them. We will also delve into many controversial issues facing high school sports in the commonwealth in the future, including the proposal for statewide tournaments in all sports that will be voted upon by all of the MIAA's member schools on Feb. 28.

We will also discuss the lesser-known but no-less infuriating decision of the state association to hand over all future seeding to the MaxPreps organization, using a proprietary power-ranking system that will remain secret. Already approved by the MIAA Board of Directors for the future, the power rankings could allow subjective opinions to enter into the tournament seeding process with little hope of transparency.

Don't miss this interesting conversation, and yes, we did it in less time than a couple of recent podcasts. Still great for when you're stuck in traffic! And all of these podcasts will be great if you have to drive two hours or more to a tournament game in the future. (Hint: Lisa and I are against it!)