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!
Festus Tigers Fulfill a Dream of Generations, Advance To Class 4 State Championship Game on Icy Triumph at Warrenton
Seems like our humble little Mississippi league with 5 teams in it has figured out how to whip...
Week 12 Friday Night Scores & Analysis: Crystal City Hornets Win Fiery Semifinal in OT, Ascend to State’s Elite Eight For a Second Straight Year
Whoever said Crystal City football was going to stink in 2024 has some SERIOUS explaining to do....
Week 11’s District Playoff Scores & Analysis: Trey Lacey’s Hail Mary Touchdown Puts Bonne Terre To Bed, Hillsboro Falls Unexpectedly at Perryville
Perryville 21, Hillsboro 7 The Geek made a rook's mistake to keep Thursday's picks from garnering...
District Q-Final Scores & Analysis: County’s Playoff Presence Cut to Half Dozen as Injuries Mangle the Meramec
St. Pius 42, Grandview 7 "Friday's final score is deceiving," wrote the country sportswriter. The...
DeSoto Dragons, Northwest Lions Wrap Winning Seasons on a Remarkable Night in County Pigskin
To understand just how much bigger, faster, and filled with good teams our county's Friday Night...
Week 8 Friday Night Scores & Analysis: Festus Tigers, Seckman Jaguars Make Their Case as 2 of the Best Defenses in County History
Seckman 41, Hazelwood West 7 (Thursday) A helpful report from Ray Halbrook of Live Stream STL this...
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...