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Legendary head coach Howie Caldwell returns home as the Athens County High School Basketball Game of the Week returns Friday night on Power 105.

Caldwell and Fed Hock hit the road for Reedsville to return back where the head man spent the last 10 years on the basketball sidelines.

The Lancers have struggled on the road this season, and will face another tough environment Friday night inside the Eagles Nest.

Join us Friday night from Eastern High School at 7:30 with pregame coverage with the tip off coming your way at 7:45.

Listen online at www.athensi.com - search WXTQ FM on the lower right side of the page.

Twitter: @WATHSportsFan
More information, recaps: www.wxtq.com/sports

Good luck to both teams.

If eastern isn't motivated for this one then idk what would motivate them

Eastern is terrible they won't come within 25 to Howie and the boys. Sorry eastern fans not trying to be mean just being honest

Tell us how you really feel

After starting 4-1 with at least two wins against very weak teams Meigs and Alex, Eastern has turned into the team he thought it would. The only quality win is Southern and it was in Chester and the big time rival. I also noticed on channel 15 reply of last nights game that the JV team is now 1-9 or 1-10. Three T's last night on players and Coach two fans tossed the wheels are falling off. If they don't get this one it may be a while before they get another win.

Seems like the confidence is gone and losses are just expected again. We'll see what kind of character they have now

Howie by 12

Eastern by 4

Soon, we will have interviews from Eastern Head Coach Corey Britton, Fed Hock Head Coach Howie Caldwell, and Lancer seniors about the game Friday.

Check back with us for much more coverage.

Relive the first meeting between these two teams as Chris Saylor hits a layup at the buzzer: Fed Hock 43, Eastern 41: http://thesportsfan.bandcamp.com/track/ ... al-moments

athens78 wrote:After starting 4-1 with at least two wins against very weak teams Meigs and Alex, Eastern has turned into the team he thought it would. The only quality win is Southern and it was in Chester and the big time rival. I also noticed on channel 15 reply of last nights game that the JV team is now 1-9 or 1-10. Three T's last night on players and Coach two fans tossed the wheels are falling off. If they don't get this one it may be a while before they get another win.

I wonder where all those Howie bashers are now? You know, the ones that were on here saying Howie who, and saying all the kids who hated Howie love this new guy. Remember all the tales about how this guy has players coming out of the woodwork to play that would never step in the gym when Howie was there. I guess maybe there was a reason they didn't play when Howie was there, and it was not just that they didn't like him. :12224

I look for a great atmosphere down in Reedsville tonight, and also look for another Lancer victory over the Eagles.

gymrat88 wrote:I look for a great atmosphere down in Reedsville tonight, and also look for another Lancer victory over the Eagles.

I agree. The eastern volleyball girls are also getting there state rings tonight. Eastern playing bad right now I'll take fed by 20

Steegal wrote:

athens78 wrote:After starting 4-1 with at least two wins against very weak teams Meigs and Alex, Eastern has turned into the team he thought it would. The only quality win is Southern and it was in Chester and the big time rival. I also noticed on channel 15 reply of last nights game that the JV team is now 1-9 or 1-10. Three T's last night on players and Coach two fans tossed the wheels are falling off. If they don't get this one it may be a while before they get another win.

I wonder where all those Howie bashers are now? You know, the ones that were on here saying Howie who, and saying all the kids who hated Howie love this new guy. Remember all the tales about how this guy has players coming out of the woodwork to play that would never step in the gym when Howie was there. I guess maybe there was a reason they didn't play when Howie was there, and it was not just that they didn't like him. :12224

I would say that if Eastern was undefeated you guys would still be hiding under a rock.

DUNK1 wrote:My boy didnt have time for those kids who dont want to pay the price it takes to make a deep tournament run. Its not his fault that there arent that many kids who are committed to excellence at eastern. The coach from Britain will figure this out in sectionals. One and Done......just sayin!

Under the same rock hey.

TTT ... Anyone listening to the radio to provide an update/score?

FH 51 Eastern 27 Final

Great job defensively by the Lancers. Good luck to Eastern the rest of the season.

Eastern couldn't get anything inside against Federal 2-3. I thought Easterns defense was very good though. The officials for both games were the best I've seen.

Federal 8 21 14 18 51
Eastern 9 8 3 7 27


Federal Hocking 51

Carney 13
Saylor 10
Parsons 8
Dixon 5
Rex 5
Coen 3
Crum 2
Nichols 2
Russell 2
Hatfield 1

Eastern 27

Carnahan 19
Bissell 3
Parker 3
Cook 2

Free Throws

FH 7-16
Eastern 6-16

Fed Hock uses team effort to down Eastern 51-27 via team effort: http://wxtq.com/?p=7477

AUDIO from Howie Caldwell after the game, plus stats and breakdown.

Thanks for listening, and thanks to Hardfowl for all the help as well.