ATHENS @ BELPRE 1/16

[Gib25]

THOUGHTS?

[Larry Dallas]

Depends which Bulldogs show-up. I've heard officiating at Belpre can be just as bad as playing at Vinton County.

[Spartan4Life]

Neither team is very good at all. I know Belpre is terrible. Look forward to seeing how this one turns out.

[athens78]

I'm afraid Belpre will win this one. I hope not but I can see them winning by at least 10. Good luck Dogs.

[Willy Cheatem]

Depends which Bulldogs show-up. I've heard officiating at Belpre can be just as bad as playing at Vinton County.

Yes the officiating can be bad there. By the one sided variety. That's exactly why you people need to start hiring either my crew of myself, sister May and son Reel E, or my brother Dewey's crew. We wouldn't cheat any team. It would tarnish our name.

[Cougar Lover]

Yes a ref with the name Cheatem makes you sound reeeeaaaaaalllllly honest. I bet you do some games at FF don't you?

[eaglefan1]

Belpre gets outcoached and Athens wins.

[TroopSports]

This game can be heard on 970 WATH-AM in Athens.

Brian Boesch and Connor Kiesel will have the call.

Game time at 8, pre-game 15 minutes before hand on the home of the Bulldogs.

You can listen online for free by clicking here: mms://132.235.236.177/WATH

Thanks!

[Spartan]

Belpre plays well at home traditionally, also have good guards to handle the Bulldog pressure. Could be a very very good game. Hope Gibby and the boys get it on Nelsonville TV Cable. Props to the Athens TV crew. Knowledgable, Fair, and fun.

[checkmate27]

Belpre has a fast team with many offensive weapons (not a lot of heighth is the biggest problem). If they control the ball and limit turnovers, they win easily.
Eaglefan 1 - the constant outcoached comments are getting old. Based on the rules I read, coach bashing is not permitted on this forum, so PLEASE stop! It's a negative reflection on Belpre --don't need it!

[rickoshay]

Coach bashing is in the same category as Referee bashing.
Should be banned on these forums.

[Eaglepapaw]

He never bashed the coach,he only said the Athens coach would coach better than the Belpre coach. Thats an opinion not a bashing.

[rickoshay]

Check back on the Waterford- Belpre thread.
He and lots others did a lot of Bashing on that thread!!!!

[eagle hero 31]

Belpre by 10

[rickoshay]

Don't know Athens record but they seem to be playing better this year.
They were getting killed in the SEOAL every year lately.
I figure this game is a tossup.

[eaglefan1]

I can have my own opinion, i said Belpre was going to get outcoached, thats my opinion. Belpre does have good guards, they are quick and they do play in your face D. But they have had some problems with turnovers this season. Decision making is the biggest factor to these guards not playing well as of late. The ball needs to get down to Jared Azar more in my opinion. He has improved tremendously from last year. He can dominate down low and that will open things up more for Tate, who has been forcing a lot of shots as of late. Lookin forward to watching this game. GO EAGLES

[athens78]

to many one handed passes from what I've seen.

[Eaglepapaw]

Final score;
Belpre - 84
Athens - 74

Jv Score

Belpre - 50
Athens - 40

Belpre guards to athletic and too fast for Athens.Good ball game by both teams,Athens 3 point shooters kept them in the game

[warriiorfan]

bashers unite!!! papaw & eagle1

so glad you arent from warren - your kind of fans make me

way to go Eagles! shut up your "fans"

Ironically, Mr/Ms eagle contradicts him/herself unknowingly in the below quote... The coach who apparently is destined to get out-coached every game can not make the decisions on the floor for these young men... turnovers have doomed the Eagles every game.... as well as their lack of focus - forgetting to check out, forgetting where they belong in the defense...etc

Belpre does have good guards, they are quick and they do play in your face D. But they have had some problems with turnovers this season. Decision making is the biggest factor to these guards not playing well as of late.

[Gib25]

Matt Witten had 6 treys and 34 points for the Bulldogs. His shooting kept the Bulldogs in the game. Watkins and Azar killed the Dogs in the paint.