Sep 09

Reitz at Central: #ReitzFootballFriday Week 4 presented by Tracy Zeller Jewelry

201504The Panthers open city competition this Friday against Central as the

oldest rivalry in Evansville is renewed once more.

Reitz (3-0 overall, 1-0 SIAC, 0-0 city) will travel to Central Stadium to battle the Bears (3-0, 1-0, 1-0).

The Panthers lead Central in the all-time series, 69 games to 30, with four ties. The series famously began in 1921, with future Reitz Hall of Fame coach, Herman Byers, leading the Bears to a 104-0 win.

Central is coached by Andy Owen, who is 56-36 in his ninth year with the north side school but 2-10 against the Panthers. Hape holds a 2-0 edge over the Bears and is 22-6 in his third year with Reitz.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Central Stadium.

This week’s news

2015 Schedule/Results

Statistics (on MaxPreps)

Panthers in the Polls

Historical information

Radio/TV/Internet

Thanks again to our friends at Tracy Zeller Jewelry for sponsoring #ReitzFootballFriday!

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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