by The Gridiron Geek | Oct 28, 2026 | News, Rankings
Week 9 was a truly strange occasion for Friday Night Lights in our area. St. Pius was defeated thoroughly by a smaller school after months of blowing out larger schools. Seckman and Hillsboro fell unexpectedly, and the Fox Warriors are somehow wishing they had seeded...
by The Gridiron Geek | Oct 22, 2026 | News, Rankings
This will not be the last Jefferson County Power Poll of this October. But it’s perhaps the first time that the FULL WEIGHT of our county’s awesome new power in Friday Night Lights has hit home, hopefully to everyone watching and not just this reporter....
by The Gridiron Geek | Oct 14, 2026 | News, Rankings
A-#1 Forever: Our 12 Teams’ Facebook Pages! The St. Pius Lancers Football Facebook was zapped on Tuesday by another local “Harvey Updyke,” who sent a drummed-up complaint to Meta because he couldn’t find the right tree to poison at Hill Valley....
by The Gridiron Geek | Sep 29, 2026 | News, Rankings
#1 (T) – Festus Tigers Friday nights have become a challenge to track five A-list contenders at once, missing the good tactic of focusing on one tilt’s pregame show/starting lineups, or showing up to read paper edition programs in the bleachers at 6:30 PM. It is...
by The Gridiron Geek | Sep 23, 2026 | News, Rankings
#1 – Hillsboro Hawks The Blue & White is back. It took exactly 24 months for HC Bill Sucharski’s program to return to prominence following the letdown of former QB Preston Brown’s 2024 injury, precipitating a backslide in which Hillsboro won just two times...
by The Gridiron Geek | Sep 15, 2026 | News, Rankings
The Jefferson County Power Poll has come to an impasse again. There are at least five teams in the Dirty Dozen with exceptional potential to shine in November, yet we’re saddled with a surprisingly low number of quality Ws on the board as of Week 4. We have boasted a...
