by The Gridiron Geek | Dec 24, 2024 | News, Rankings, Recaps, TGG Classics
The Geek knows that everyone’s been waiting a while for this year’s All-Star selections (thanks to Festus and Crystal City!) so we won’t dare publish a long preface before getting right to it. Just a fair warning first, though – 2024’s...
by The Gridiron Geek | Dec 12, 2024 | News, Recaps
–-Jefferson County Large Schools Coach of the Year— A.J. Ofodile, Festus Tigers Honorable Mention: Russ Schmidt, DeSoto Dragons Weirdly enough, there’s a local Large Schools coach who deserves all kinds of the honors in COTY-style awards, but his name’s...
by The Gridiron Geek | Dec 7, 2024 | News, Recaps
So the Gridiron Geek (and everyone else) had to endure a Class 4 Show-Me Bowl that went as badly for the FHS Tigers as one could have possibly feared. The quick 0-14 deficit. The stalled-out drives. The weird, conservative play-calling that persisted even after Essien...
by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 22, 2024 | News, Recaps
Seems like our humble little Mississippi league with 5 teams in it has figured out how to whip Missouri’s state playoff field up, down, and sideways…through the snow if necessary. We can only say that the Tigers’ mean pigskin conference values...
by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 16, 2024 | News, Recaps
Whoever said Crystal City football was going to stink in 2024 has some SERIOUS explaining to do. QB Nolan Eisenbeis has led the Sunken Place boys in one of the top Varsity games – and best playoff victories – that any of us have ever seen. Crystal...
by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 9, 2024 | News, Recaps
Perryville 21, Hillsboro 7 The Geek made a rook’s mistake to keep Thursday’s picks from garnering shares on Facebook. Viewers like photos of Presidents playing football; the pics remind us that they’re just people, after all. When folks see Ronald...
