by The Gridiron Geek | Dec 4, 2025 | News, Predictions, Previews
The Jefferson County Leader’s sports page is the “St. Pius Lancers” of our local media scene, rising from the ranks of the average to excel in almost every category. The Geek thinks, or wants to believe, that this year’s snub of the Highway A...
by The Gridiron Geek | Dec 3, 2025 | News, Previews
Mississippi Magazine extends an apology to John Norton of Lancer Nation, who tried to leave an important on-site comment under the St. Pius-Monroe City postgame news flash so as to relay a touching story from the Class 2 State Q-Finals. Festus businessman Jud...
by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 21, 2025 | News, Predictions, Previews
The Festus Varsity Football Tigers will play their fifth straight road game in the Class 4 state playoffs this Saturday at Sullivan High. It’s an anxious time for a Black & Gold squad whose older brothers, sisters, and cousins recall what happened the last...
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...
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...
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...
