by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 16, 2024 | News, Recaps
Whoever said Crystal City football was going to stink in 2024 has some SERIOUS explaining to do. QB Nolan Eisenbeis has led the Sunken Place boys in one of the top Varsity games – and best playoff victories – that any of us have ever seen. Crystal...
by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 9, 2024 | News, Recaps
Perryville 21, Hillsboro 7 The Geek made a rook’s mistake to keep Thursday’s picks from garnering shares on Facebook. Viewers like photos of Presidents playing football; the pics remind us that they’re just people, after all. When folks see Ronald...
by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 2, 2024 | News, Recaps
St. Pius 42, Grandview 7 “Friday’s final score is deceiving,” wrote the country sportswriter. The Geek doesn’t want to make anyone think that St. Pius, performing without its suspended head coach Frank Ray in the most important playoff game of...
by The Gridiron Geek | Oct 27, 2024 | News, Recaps
To understand just how much bigger, faster, and filled with good teams our county’s Friday Night Lights are as compared to a few years ago, think of how Week 9 scores would’ve painted a pale cloud over Jeff County football going into MSHSAA’s...
by The Gridiron Geek | Oct 20, 2024 | News, Recaps
Seckman 41, Hazelwood West 7 (Thursday) A helpful report from Ray Halbrook of Live Stream STL this Friday pointed out that MSHSAA’s sudden rash of Thursday games is caused in-part by a shortage of referees. With enough programs who are happy to play (and enough...