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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MSHSAA Class 4 Show-Me Bowl: A Hillsboro Hawks Fan’s Cheat Sheet on the Opposing Kearney Bulldogs
Boy, has The Gridiron Geek ever quit feeling awkward about posting that "Karate Kid" retrospective...
Class 4 State Semifinal Recap: Hillsboro Exposes Lutheran North, Reaches Historic Show-Me Bowl Game After Powering To 34-12 Victory
Hillsboro 34, Lutheran North 12 The Geek admits to never thinking much about what it would be like...
Class 4 State Semifinal Preview and Prediction: Hillsboro Takes On Another Manufactured Giant From STL Private School Ranks
Happy Thanksgiving from Mississippi Magazine, and an especially Happy Turkey Day to the teams,...
Week 13 Friday Night Scores & Analysis: Hawks Advance Further in Class 4 Than Ever Before, Hornet Final Four Bid Falls Short After Midgame Rally
Hillsboro 48, Pacific 35 Forget the score. Forget the Pacific Indians' scary comeback. If...
Week 13 Friday Night Predictions: Hillsboro Hawks Begin State Playoffs on the Meramec, Crystal City Heads Downriver Hoping For Gold at St. Vincent
Hillsboro Hawks at Pacific Indians (Class 4 State Quarterfinal) Photo Credits: Paul Stuthers...
Crystal City’s Chance at a Championship Makes Varsity Hornets the “Hoosiers” of Missouri Football
There are head coaches in this world who will respond to a team's slump by making the players sit...
Week 12 Friday Night Scores & Analysis: Hillsboro Hawks, Crystal City Hornets Come From Behind, Endure 4th Quarter Drama to Win, Survive, and Advance
Hillsboro 29, Festus 28 We grow tired of High School teams who can't get to the next level and...
Week 12 Friday Night Predictions: Hillsboro and Festus, Seckman and Jackson Square Off in Championship Rumbles, Blue Jays and Hornets Host Dangerous District Foes
C4 District 1 Championship Game: Festus Tigers at Hillsboro Hawks The Geek has taken just about...
Week 11 Friday Night Scores & Analysis: Crystal City Cracks Iron Ceiling, Claims Hornets’ First Playoff Win Of MSHSAA’s Modern Era
Jefferson 28, St. Pius 15 The box score of Friday's Highway 61 rematch would seem to show that...
MSHSAA District Semifinal Predictions: Blue Jays, Lancers Have All-Or-Nothing Rematch, and We Pity The Foo Who Plays Week 11’s Winner
St. Pius Lancers at Jefferson Blue Jays (Class 2, District 2) Don't you love it when a plan comes...