Class 2 State Playoff Preview and Predictions: St. Pius Has a Puncher’s Chance in a Well-Matched Elite Eight Bracket

by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 19, 2025 | News, Predictions, Previews

The St. Pius Lancers have never had this experience before, and that goes double for the blog that you’re reading. The Gridiron Geek looked over Class 2’s state hopefuls prior to the 2024 playoffs, but we didn’t boast a school berthed in the Elite...

Week 12 Friday Night Predictions: Festus Confronts Rowdy Rookies of Bonne Terre and Caruthersville, Space Ship Lands in Hillsboro for Grandview vs Van-Far Title Game

by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 13, 2025 | News, Predictions

Festus Tigers vs North County Raiders (Class 4, District 1 Championship Game) Teams filled with talented rookies are the ultimate Friday Night Lights spoilers in late fall. Sophomores, more so than juniors, seniors, or perhaps even freshmen, don’t stop growing...

Week 11’s Friday Night Predictions: Festus vs Hillsboro, Seckman vs Northwest Headline a District Semifinal Round of Rivalry Rumbles

by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 6, 2025 | News, Predictions

Festus Tigers vs Hillsboro Hawks (Class 4, District 1 Semifinals) Today’s final prediction will forecast a game with Valle University Catholic in it, which is topical to the Highway A Game because – for all The Geek’s hanging around pigskin venues in...

Week 10’s District Playoff Predictions: Halloween Suits Herky Blackcats Better than Others, Plus The Geek Meets The Cat in the Hat

by The Gridiron Geek | Oct 30, 2025 | News, Predictions

The Gridiron Geek and The Cat in the Hat Rolynn’s Reviews make predictions on seven District Q-Final games featuring teams of the Dirty Dozen. Fort Bragg (where there’s always John Rambo’s corps to lend a hand) gets a crash course from The Geek on...

Class 6 District Playoff Preview and Predictions: By a Cat’s Hair, the Seckman Jaguars and Northwest Lions Have Their Rematch on November 7

by The Gridiron Geek | Oct 29, 2025 | News, Predictions, Previews

Hooray! Mississippi Magazine’s readers have no idea how happy The Geek is to have been wrong about the Class 6, District 1 semifinals. We thought that an Oakville victory over Northwest last Friday night, by any final score, would help Oakville crack District...

Class 5 District Playoff Preview and Predictions: Fox Warriors Could Be Poised for Surprise Run at the Grail in District 1

by The Gridiron Geek | Oct 29, 2025 | News, Predictions, Previews

The Gridiron Geek gave a loooooong-winded excuse for temporarily handing off Herculaneum’s Class 3 beat to Pete’s Predictions. In Class 5’s case, it’s very simple to tell our dear readers why TGG isn’t making a prediction (today, at...