Week 12 Friday Night Scores & Analysis: Hillsboro Hawks, Crystal City Hornets Come From Behind, Endure 4th Quarter Drama to Win, Survive, and Advance

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...

Week 12 Friday Night Predictions: Hillsboro and Festus, Seckman and Jackson Square Off in Championship Rumbles, Blue Jays and Hornets Host Dangerous District Foes

by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 9, 2023 | News, Predictions

C4 District 1 Championship Game: Festus Tigers at Hillsboro Hawks The Geek has taken just about every angle to previews of the Festus-Hillsboro series over the years. Once about 5 years ago, the Magazine even quoted the greatest Pacific Time Zone pigskin announcer of...

Week 11 Friday Night Scores & Analysis: Crystal City Cracks Iron Ceiling, Claims Hornets’ First Playoff Win Of MSHSAA’s Modern Era

by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 5, 2023 | News, Recaps

Jefferson 28, St. Pius 15 The box score of Friday’s Highway 61 rematch would seem to show that Week 11’s grudge turned into a dud, at least compared to the electrifying tilt between Jefferson and St. Pius X at Hill Valley earlier this year. Jefferson R-7...

MSHSAA District Semifinal Predictions: Blue Jays, Lancers Have All-Or-Nothing Rematch, and We Pity The Foo Who Plays Week 11’s Winner

by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 2, 2023 | News, Predictions

St. Pius Lancers at Jefferson Blue Jays (Class 2, District 2) Don’t you love it when a plan comes together? St. Vincent may have turned out to be the “A-Team” of the I-55 Conference this season, and yet it’s a crazy fact that the Jefferson Blue...

Week 10 District Q-Final Scores & Analysis: Herculaneum Blackcats Turn Middle Seed Into Magic With Roaring Win Over Kennett Indians

by The Gridiron Geek | Oct 29, 2023 | News, Recaps

Herculaneum 32, Kennett 26 Weeeeee are loyal to you Herky, Honnnnnnor is our aim Whyyyyyyy does Coach just keep complaining?  His name rhymes with “insane” Rah! Rah! Rah!  Holy heck. The Herculaneum Blackcats have righted the wrongs, stolen the show, and...

Week 10 District Quarterfinal Predictions: Triumphant Eve Not Guaranteed With County’s Top 2 Sitting Out

by The Gridiron Geek | Oct 26, 2023 | News, Predictions

DeSoto Dragons at Festus Tigers (Class 4, District 1) Russ Schmidt’s return to Midmeadow Lane as DeSoto’s head coach is a triumph in more ways than one. It was Schmidt’s mastery of DeSoto as FHS’s skipper that stuck in the minds of R-6 faithful...