Mississippi Magazine’s 2025 Coach of the Year Awards: No, it’s Not a Festus Sweep … But it’s Close

by The Gridiron Geek | Dec 11, 2025 | News, Rankings, Recaps

Jefferson County Large Schools Coach of the Year: Scott Gerling, Northwest Lions Runner-Up: A.J. Ofodile, Festus Tigers Jefferson County Small Schools Coach of the Year: Frank Ray, St. Pius Lancers Runner-Up: Cory Hanger, Grandview Eagles We should reconsider the...

St. Pius Reaches Show-Me Bowl with 40-36 Defeat of Monroe City, Becomes First Local Small School in State Finals Since 1995

by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 28, 2025 | News, Recaps

The St. Pius X Lancers are in the 2025 Show-Me Bowl. QB Evan Eckrich and the 9-5 Varsity Lancers stunned the Monroe City Panthers with a last-ditch comeback victory in what was described on 104.7 KRES as “one of the greatest High School football games in...

Week 13’s State Playoff Results: Holy Home Depot, Batman, Festus Has Two Teams 2.7 Miles Apart in the Semifinals

by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 23, 2025 | News, Recaps

We’re going to make football history. There’ll be a lot of history, believe me. So much history, we’ll get tired of making it. People are saying. https://thegeeksmississippimagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/history.mp4   The Festus Tigers...

Week 12 Friday Night Scores & Analysis: St. Pius X Wins Historic First District Championship, Festus Tigers Repeat in Brazen Battle with Bonne Terre

by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 16, 2025 | News, Recaps

St. Pius 28, Caruthersville 14 The Geek was ready to dice himself up with a dull deer antler. Folks had undoubtedly been sending the St. Pius X coaching staff text messages with advice all day Friday – as it happens before a championship game – and...

Week 11 Friday Night Scores & Analysis: Northwest Stuns Seckman in The Valley, Dirty Dozen Sends Lions, Lancers, Tigers, and Eagles to District Finals

by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 8, 2025 | News, Recaps

Northwest 14, Seckman 7 A theme of today’s recap is things that went “WHOOP!” right over Mississippi Magazine’s head, coming down right on the broad shoulders of the Dirty Dozen’s student-athletes. The fact that Northwest and Seckman had...

Week 10 Friday Night Scores & Analysis: Fox Warriors Whoop Into Semifinals, Herky Bombs Burroughs, and Jefferson Kicks Over the Table

by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 1, 2025 | News, Recaps

Fox 49, Poplar Bluff 14 Woo hoo! Fox deserves this week’s top recap after what might be a breakout performance, dealing a Turbo Clock defeat to a Poplar Bluff team that waffled Hillsboro 30-21 one week ago. Leader Publications’ excellent live blog captured...