by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 23, 2023 | News, Predictions
Happy Thanksgiving from Mississippi Magazine, and an especially Happy Turkey Day to the teams, fans, and programs of Jefferson County. For any of Week 14’s players in our readership who are destined to fall asleep from turkey/stuffing and wake up thinking...
by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 20, 2023 | News, Recaps
Hillsboro 48, Pacific 35 Forget the score. Forget the Pacific Indians’ scary comeback. If Hillsboro won its Q-Final game 1-0, then that’s a better outcome than the team’s last 2 tries against Ladue High and St. Mary’s Prep, and by a margin of a...
by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 17, 2023 | News, Predictions
Hillsboro Hawks at Pacific Indians (Class 4 State Quarterfinal) Photo Credits: Paul Stuthers (Hillsboro) and Amaya Manning (CCHS) The Hillsboro Hawks were already facing a psychological see-saw from solid favorite to stout underdog, should the 10-1 Hawks be fortunate...
by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 15, 2023 | News, Previews, Recaps
There are head coaches in this world who will respond to a team’s slump by making the players sit down, prepare some (Diet) popcorn with some (Low Fat) margarine, and watch the movie “Hoosiers” from beginning to end. The Geek doesn’t mean that...
by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 12, 2023 | News, Recaps
Hillsboro 29, Festus 28 We grow tired of High School teams who can’t get to the next level and stay there, or at least the ones who appear to have quit trying in the midst of sunny days. It’s hard to remember now, but 15 years ago, the Gateway Tech Jaguars...
