In this week’s Leader, read about the Jefferson County football teams in the I-55 Conference. There are previews, team photos and schedules for Crystal City, Grandview, Herculaneum, Jefferson and St. Pius X.
Valle Catholic has won the I-55 Conference the last four years. Herculaneum (2012) is the last team from the county to beat the Warriors.
Some of the highlights of this year’s I-55 preview include Jefferson junior running back Andrew Graves’ pursuit of the school’s career rushing record, Grandview digging in for its junior varsity schedule while it replenishes its depth, James Moloney becoming the feature back at Herculaneum and the cover story about Crystal City junior Jason Loveless.
In next week’s paper, the large schools in the Mississippi Area Football Conference (Red) will be examined.