by The Gridiron Geek | Dec 2, 2022 | News, Rankings
#1 – Hillsboro Hawks Was the Blue & White unfortunate to peak on the gridiron just as Class 3 and Class 4 are leftover-turkey full of private school division-killers? Considering the machine HHS otherwise had its hands on in 2022, it’s tone-deaf not to...
by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 20, 2022 | News, Recaps
St. Mary’s 55, Hillsboro 34 Well, that’s that. The Geek allowed the words “Show-Me Bowl” to slip into this season’s coverage many times, and references to Hillsboro and the state-title game had nothing to do with SMBs that happened in...
by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 18, 2022 | News, Predictions
MSHSAA Class 4 Quarterfinal: Hillsboro Hawks at St. Mary’s Dragons (Saturday Nov. 19) It takes a whole lot to cause The Geek to change a prediction. Especially when it’s a long-term prediction, made on a game-date everyone can see coming up the pike. For a...
by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 13, 2022 | News, Recaps
Hillsboro 55, Festus 6 Saturday, November 12 USPS Envelope Half-Sealed NO STAMP Dear MSHSAA, Thank you for the apology in my inbox following MSHSAA TV’s attempt to broadcast the Class 4 District Championship Game at Hillsboro High. I thought I’d respond...
by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 10, 2022 | News, Predictions
The Gridiron Geek considers his relationship with Black & Gold football to be sweeter, not more aloof, due to not having always been a fan of the Tigers since childhood. FHS was among the “bad guy” teams that always defeated the neighborhood’s...
by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 6, 2022 | News, Recaps
Festus 28, North County 15 TGG doesn’t pretend to understand defense as well as he understands offense and special teams, even though Mississippi Magazine will always argue that offense (i.e. scoring points) and defense (i.e. “stoppin’ a team from...
