The Gridiron Geek's Mississippi Magazine
Welcome to The Gridiron Geek’s Mississippi Magazine, a journal of Jefferson County’s 12 Varsity football teams and the greater MSHSAA landscape on Friday nights. Our mission is to help restore free-of-paywall prep pigskin content and media to alumni and padawans near and far, putting student-athletes back in the public spotlight.
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2024’s Jefferson County All-Star Selections: 56 Kids Who Revived Our Riverside’s Rep For Championship Football
The Geek knows that everyone's been waiting a while for this year's All-Star selections (thanks to...
Jefferson County Power Poll: Final 12 Team Rankings and a Look Ahead to the 2025 Season
#1 - Festus Tigers Jefferson County is getting tired of watching its teams play too cautiously in...
Jefferson County Coach of the Year Awards: Festus Head Coaches Sweep Top Honors in Large and Small Schools
–-Jefferson County Large Schools Coach of the Year— A.J. Ofodile, Festus Tigers Honorable Mention:...
MSHSAA Show Me Bowl Notes and Wrap-Up: Our Legacy is Saved by a Private School Team…and One Awesome Lady
So the Gridiron Geek (and everyone else) had to endure a Class 4 Show-Me Bowl that went as badly...
Festus Tigers Fulfill a Dream of Generations, Advance To Class 4 State Championship Game on Icy Triumph at Warrenton
Seems like our humble little Mississippi league with 5 teams in it has figured out how to whip...
Week 12 Friday Night Scores & Analysis: Crystal City Hornets Win Fiery Semifinal in OT, Ascend to State’s Elite Eight For a Second Straight Year
Whoever said Crystal City football was going to stink in 2024 has some SERIOUS explaining to do....
Week 11’s District Playoff Scores & Analysis: Trey Lacey’s Hail Mary Touchdown Puts Bonne Terre To Bed, Hillsboro Falls Unexpectedly at Perryville
Perryville 21, Hillsboro 7 The Geek made a rook's mistake to keep Thursday's picks from garnering...
District Q-Final Scores & Analysis: County’s Playoff Presence Cut to Half Dozen as Injuries Mangle the Meramec
St. Pius 42, Grandview 7 "Friday's final score is deceiving," wrote the country sportswriter. The...
DeSoto Dragons, Northwest Lions Wrap Winning Seasons on a Remarkable Night in County Pigskin
To understand just how much bigger, faster, and filled with good teams our county's Friday Night...
Week 8 Friday Night Scores & Analysis: Festus Tigers, Seckman Jaguars Make Their Case as 2 of the Best Defenses in County History
Seckman 41, Hazelwood West 7 (Thursday) A helpful report from Ray Halbrook of Live Stream STL this...