by The Gridiron Geek | Aug 11, 2023 | News, TGG Classics
(Author’s Note: TGG doesn’t know why the 15-year milestone of a 5-0 Crystal City debut didn’t show up in Mississippi Magazine. Then again, “Starting 5-0 for the first time in 15 years” sounds like something you would read in regional...
by The Gridiron Geek | Aug 9, 2023 | News, TGG Classics
MSHSAA 2017 Class 4 State Quarterfinal Recap Ladue Rams 34, Hillsboro Hawks 20 The past few weeks have changed the conversation. No longer are the Hillsboro Hawks a quirky upstart from a wafer-thin conference. They’re MSHSAA contenders, capable of beating...
by The Gridiron Geek | Aug 8, 2023 | News, TGG Classics
How does TRIFECTA work as an acronym? True Revival In Football Excellence Commands Total Awe. Hmm. Not bad. Neither was Friday night in Jefferson County. ‘Specially not if you happen to reside next to one of the 7 Wonders of the World. Riverside schools from the...
by The Gridiron Geek | Aug 7, 2023 | News, TGG Classics
DeSoto 14, Hillsboro 8 Buddhists say a man is shaped in his earliest years. One of The Geek’s childhood friends was an All-Conference pass-rusher at a private school. In his senior year, the team played Festus and Hillsboro in consecutive weeks. The first Friday...
by The Gridiron Geek | Aug 6, 2023 | News, TGG Classics
Grandview 47, St. Vincent 25 Where to begin covering a slate like Week 8? St. Pius X clinched an I-55 Conference title, Seckman High School paved its way to Suburban League glory with a 20-13 victory over Fox, and of course, TGG’s favored (if not always favored)...
