The Owner's Box, Ep. 23.

Pandemic technology: Lisa Downs guests on The Owner's Box from her kitchen.

New podcast, but familiar guest.

Foxboro High School girls' basketball coach Lisa Downs, whose two previous appearances on "The Owner's Box" have been wildly popular with listeners, returns for a third visit. At this rate, she will be the first to qualify for the official Five-Timers smoking jacket in the tradition of Saturday Night Live.

It's the first time we've gotten a chance to chat with Lisa since her team was named the 2020 state Division 2 "co-champions" along with Taconic High of Pittsfield. You may recall that Foxboro earned its berth in the state title game on March 11 with a win over North Andover at the TD Garden, but it wasn't long before the MIAA followed the lead of pro and college leagues across the nation by canceling the title games that would have been played just a few days later.

Lisa talks about how her team handled that crushing news, and then put it aside quickly to celebrate a season filled with accomplishments at a breakup banquet that just beat Gov. Charlie Baker's order to limit public gatherings.

She also talks about how the pandemic is radically altering her course of action for preparing for a new season. And finally, we chat about her work with the town's charitable Discretionary Fund, and specifically the food pantry that has been far busier than normal as the COVID-19 crisis is starting to cut deeply into families' wallets.

Lisa is always an interesting and enthusiastic guest, even if it's from her kitchen thanks to the magic of Skype -- and this time, I actually cut down the amount I talked and let her do the talking. I mean, you've come to these podcasts to hear what the guests have to say, right?

Enjoy.