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 3 Friday Night Scores & Analysis: Jefferson County’s Top 3 Hold Serve Via Epic Blow-Outs…and One Shaky Second Half
Hillsboro 35, Fort Zumwalt West 28 Teams that score TDs and then add XPs successfully are...
Week 3 Friday Night Predictions: Tight I-55 Battles Headline Eve of Exciting Matchups
Windsor Owls at Festus Tigers No, no, no. Sorry, Mr. Jeff Jenkins. The Geek is not, nor will he...
Week 3 Jefferson County Power Poll: Hillsboro Hawks Play “Dusty Rhodes” Role, But Only Until the Main Event
#1 - Seckman Jaguars A few folks are rolling their eyes already, and we hope they haven't scrolled...
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...