Nov 08

Jasper 17, Reitz 9: Week 12 GameDay Central presented by Tracy Zeller Jewelry

Recap

Reitz put up a strong effort, but came up short in Friday night’s Class 4A Sectional 24 Championship game against Jasper, 17-9.

Despite a 1-2 start, the Mighty Panthers and first-year head coach Andy Hape put together a great season and finished 8-4.

Jasper improved to 11-1 and will face Columbus East (12-0), led by former Reitz coach Bob Gaddis, this Friday in a regional championship game.

Preview

Reitz has developed quite a postseason rivalry with Jasper, facing the Wildcats in five of the last six years. The Panthers won last year’s match-up, 31-30, and are 5-2 overall against Jasper all-time. The next chapter in this series will continue tonight at Jasper, when the Wildcats, at 10-1 and ranked No. 6 in Class 4A, host Reitz (8-3).

Thanks to Tracy Zeller Jewelry for sponsoring GameDay Central!

ReitzFootball.com

Dan Engler's love for Reitz Football goes back a long time. Engler played for the Panthers all four years of high school and graduated in 1996.
That summer, as the popularity of the Internet began to explode, Engler's search for Reitz Football information came up empty, so his father suggested he create a website. Engler taught himself HTML and launched the Unofficial Reitz High School Football Home Page that August.
Since then, Engler, through ReitzFootball.com, has spent the past 25 years chronicling the rich history and tradition of Reitz High School Football.
Engler and his wife, Melissa, have two sons, Logan and Micah, and a daughter, Juliette. Engler has traveled all over the world but is proud to call Evansville his home.

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  1. […] Panthers lead the series, 5-3, but Jasper won last year’s sectional championship game, 17-9. In 2012, Reitz upset then-No. 2 Jasper, 31-30, battling back from a 17-0 […]

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