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.

Read Mississippi Magazine’s Previews of Jefferson County’s 2026 District Playoffs!

Class 4 District Semifinals: Hillsboro Loses Heartbreaker, Refs Flag Perry, Kisner’s Teams for Chewing Gum at Tiger Stadium

Mississippi Magazine's recaps of Small Schools playoff action have gotten pretty far afield, so we...

Class 3 District Semifinals: SPX Lancers Blast Off in Noisy Win Over Central Rebels, Herky Blackcats Crash and Fall in the Dog Pen

How does Jefferson County look like even a slight favorite to win the Class 3, District 2...

Class 2 District Semifinals: Jefferson Beats Montgomery on Klump’s Goalline Tackle, Valle Catholic Crushes Hermann To Set Up Week 12’s Final

Have the Jefferson Blue Jays shown us, absolutely and without discussion, that late 2025's...

Freshman Phenom Logan Young Takes Over the Jefferson Blue Jays, Leads R-7 to a Championship, a Playoff Win, and Another Title Tussle

The first thing to know about Jefferson R-7 quarterback Logan Young's last eight quarters is that...

Class 1 District Semifinals: Crystal City’s Third Championship Bid in Four Years is a Strange One, But the Hornets Earned It

What an easy recap this will be! Not only was there a slim bracket in Class 1, District 2, but the...

Week 11 Friday Night Predictions: Eight Potentially Close Games Dot the Playoff Schedule as Herky, DeSoto, and Hillsboro Vie to Surprise on the Road

Week 11 "Table of Contests" Page 1: #5 DeSoto Dragons at #1 Festus Tigers Page 2: : #3 Principia...

Week 10 Friday Night Scores & Analysis: DeSoto Achieves Breakthrough Playoff Win of Generations, Hawks’ and Cats’ Point Scoring Plays Sideshow to Dragons’ Glory

DeSoto 34, North County 27 It’s the breakthrough moment of a generation for Joachim Junction. The...