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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Rolynn Up the River (State Postseason Edition): Final Score Predictions for Festus at Sullivan and St. Pius X vs Montgomery County
The Geek joins Rolynn for Rolynn Up the River: State Postseason Edition. Final score predictions...
Class 4 State Playoff Preview and Predictions: Festus and Kearney Could Meet for a Seminal Semifinal at Midmeadow Lane
The Festus Varsity Football Tigers will play their fifth straight road game in the Class 4 state...
Class 2 State Playoff Preview and Predictions: St. Pius Has a Puncher’s Chance in a Well-Matched Elite Eight Bracket
The St. Pius Lancers have never had this experience before, and that goes double for the blog that...
Week 12 Friday Night Scores & Analysis: St. Pius X Wins Historic First District Championship, Festus Tigers Repeat in Brazen Battle with Bonne Terre
St. Pius 28, Caruthersville 14 The Geek was ready to dice himself up with a dull deer antler....
Week 12 Friday Night Predictions: Festus Confronts Rowdy Rookies of Bonne Terre and Caruthersville, Space Ship Lands in Hillsboro for Grandview vs Van-Far Title Game
Festus Tigers vs North County Raiders (Class 4, District 1 Championship Game) Teams filled with...
Week 11 Friday Night Scores & Analysis: Northwest Stuns Seckman in The Valley, Dirty Dozen Sends Lions, Lancers, Tigers, and Eagles to District Finals
Northwest 14, Seckman 7 A theme of today's recap is things that went "WHOOP!" right over...
Week 11’s Friday Night Predictions: Festus vs Hillsboro, Seckman vs Northwest Headline a District Semifinal Round of Rivalry Rumbles
Festus Tigers vs Hillsboro Hawks (Class 4, District 1 Semifinals) Today's final prediction will...
Week 10 Friday Night Scores & Analysis: Fox Warriors Whoop Into Semifinals, Herky Bombs Burroughs, and Jefferson Kicks Over the Table
Fox 49, Poplar Bluff 14 Woo hoo! Fox deserves this week's top recap after what might be a breakout...
Week 10’s District Playoff Predictions: Halloween Suits Herky Blackcats Better than Others, Plus The Geek Meets The Cat in the Hat
The Gridiron Geek and The Cat in the Hat Rolynn's Reviews make predictions on seven District...
Class 6 District Playoff Preview and Predictions: By a Cat’s Hair, the Seckman Jaguars and Northwest Lions Have Their Rematch on November 7
Hooray! Mississippi Magazine's readers have no idea how happy The Geek is to have been wrong about...