by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 20, 2023 | News, Recaps
Hillsboro 48, Pacific 35 Forget the score. Forget the Pacific Indians’ scary comeback. If Hillsboro won its Q-Final game 1-0, then that’s a better outcome than the team’s last 2 tries against Ladue High and St. Mary’s Prep, and by a margin of a...
by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 15, 2023 | News, Previews, Recaps
There are head coaches in this world who will respond to a team’s slump by making the players sit down, prepare some (Diet) popcorn with some (Low Fat) margarine, and watch the movie “Hoosiers” from beginning to end. The Geek doesn’t mean that...
by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 12, 2023 | News, Recaps
Hillsboro 29, Festus 28 We grow tired of High School teams who can’t get to the next level and stay there, or at least the ones who appear to have quit trying in the midst of sunny days. It’s hard to remember now, but 15 years ago, the Gateway Tech Jaguars...
by The Gridiron Geek | Nov 5, 2023 | News, Recaps
Jefferson 28, St. Pius 15 The box score of Friday’s Highway 61 rematch would seem to show that Week 11’s grudge turned into a dud, at least compared to the electrifying tilt between Jefferson and St. Pius X at Hill Valley earlier this year. Jefferson R-7...
by The Gridiron Geek | Oct 29, 2023 | News, Recaps
Herculaneum 32, Kennett 26 Weeeeee are loyal to you Herky, Honnnnnnor is our aim Whyyyyyyy does Coach just keep complaining? His name rhymes with “insane” Rah! Rah! Rah! Holy heck. The Herculaneum Blackcats have righted the wrongs, stolen the show, and...
by The Gridiron Geek | Oct 15, 2023 | News, Recaps
Cardinal Ritter 34, Hillsboro 21 The Gridiron Geek has groaned about Mississippi Conference clubs getting what’s known as a Pyrrhic Victory, in which a team wins in the short-term but loses out in other long-term ways. It happened to Festus High in 2020 when...