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.
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Week 7 Friday Night Scores & Analysis: Bracket Busters Lurk as Festus Falls, Hillsboro Revamps, and Windsor Plays its Best Game Since Trump Rode the Escalator
Hillsboro 35, DeSoto 17 The Gridiron Geek's absolute favorite kind of football game is the rare...
Week 6 Friday Night Scores & Analysis: Festus Lifts Mississippi Conference Trophy for First Time Since 2020
Festus 31, North County 0 It was about an hour to go until kickoff on Friday night when The...
Week 5 Friday Night Scores & Analysis: Festus Fury on Defense as Triumphant Tigers, Lancers Hold Vaunted Foes to One TD Each
Festus 14, Hillsboro 7 The stage was set. The state runner-up Hillsboro Hawks had endured a...
Week 4 Friday Night Scores & Analysis: Northwest Beats Webster Groves, 35 to 42
Webster Groves 42, Northwest 35 Sports offer a way for people to clap back at Father Time. Not by...
Week 4 Friday Night Predictions: Hillsboro’s Ready-Made Formula to Beat North County
It's looking more and more like Mississippi Magazine will take all week to repair, and yet TGG is...
Week 3 Friday Night Scores & Analysis: Seckman, St. Pius, and Fox Find Sunshine in the Rain with Milestone Victories
Seckman 41, Northwest 7 Mississippi Magazine was hoping for a Northwest-Seckman scrum that helped...
Week 3 Friday Night Predictions: Fox Warriors Face Pivotal Friday, Jefferson Takes Herky’s New Field With a Tropical Twist
Jefferson Blue Jays at Herculaneum Blackcats Herculaneum spent much of training camp bragging...
Week 3 Jefferson County Power Poll: How the Festus Tigers Can Get Essien Smith in a Senior Year Groove
#1 - Hillsboro Hawks Hillsboro High is pleased to have Week 3's kickoff scheduled right at home by...
Week 2 Friday Night Scores & Analysis: Seckman Flattens Fox to Run Regular Season Streak to 19, Hillsboro Scares SLUH in a Squeaker
Seckman 34, Fox 7 "It was deja-vu all over again," wrote the country sportswriter. Seckman's 34-7...
Week 2 Friday Night Predictions: Seckman Field Hosts Showdown vs Fox, Hillsboro Visits SLUH, and Crystal City’s Louisiana Hot Sauce
Fox Warriors at Seckman Jaguars Mississippi Magazine regrets going with a few "Quick Picks" again...