The Gridiron Geek's Mississippi Magazine
 Welcome to The Gridiron Geek’s Mississippi Magazine, a journal of Jefferson County’s 12 Varsity football teams and the greater MSHSAA landscape on Friday nights. Our mission is to help restore free-of-paywall prep pigskin content and media to alumni and padawans near and far, putting student-athletes back in the public spotlight.
Stay tuned for Mississippi Magazine’s coverage of the 2025 District Playoffs!
Week 2 Friday Night Scores & Analysis: Hillsboro Saves Friday With Marquee Win, Brave Blackcats Make Statement in Out-of-Conference Shutout
Valle University 20, Festus High School 6 Friday's Festus Tiger loss was so grim, grinding, and...
Week 2 Friday Night Predictions: Crystal City Faces First Big Challenge as Cape, Valle, and Lafayette Threaten County Large Schools
Crystal City Hornets at Louisiana Bulldogs MSHSAA's Class 1 landscape has changed so abruptly that...
Week 2 Jefferson County Power Poll: Surprise New #1 as Festus and Hillsboro Gear Up For a District Race
#1 - Seckman Jaguars It's ironic that a Mississippi Magazine comment would accuse TGG of producing...
Friday Night Scores & Analysis: Jeff County Flips Script on Media, Posts Nearly Perfect Record in Week 1
Windsor 7, Herculaneum 6 Herky Blackcats head coach Blane Boss is Mississippi Magazine's...
Week 1 Friday Night Predictions: Festus, Imperial, and Hillsboro Highlight Hot Out-of-Conference Debut
Herculaneum Blackcats at Windsor Owls Just about any Class 4 crew with a confident new lineup...
Fox, Northwest, and Seckman: Previewing Our 3 Suburban League Brands in 2023
The Geek has warned for years about the "blind spot" in MSHSAA coverage that occurs whenever...
Mississippi Conference Football in 2023: No More Cupcakes for Hillsboro or Festus, DeSoto Gets First Taste of Russ Schmidt’s Revival Plan
DeSoto Dragons TGG's relationship with the DeSoto Varsity Football Dragons has been by far the...
I-55 Conference Season Previews: St. Pius, Jefferson, Herky, and Very, Very Large Birds of Prey
Dan Jenkins of Yahoo Sports spawned a new style of sports-writing in 2007, when WR Plaxico Burress...
Crystal City Hornets Season Preview: Can Missouri’s Smallest Pigskin School Win a Championship in 2023?
The Geek spent much of 2022 serving up a dish on how compelling Crystal City football could turn...
TGG Classic: Emily Holt Makes All-Star Debut, Sets New Standard For Girls in MSHSAA Pigskin
Despite an advocacy of women's sports that includes a very first gig as a hoops reporter, The...