Oct 16

Mater Dei 29, Reitz 28

201509resultThe Panthers lost a heart-breaker Friday night, falling to Mater Dei, 29-28.

The Wildcats jumped out to a 14-0 lead, but Reitz came marching back and scored 21 unanswered points. It was back and forth after that, and Mater Dei scored the winning touchdown and two-point conversion with 44 seconds left.

The Panthers fell to 8-1 overall, 6-1 in the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference and 5-1 in the city, while the Wildcats improved to 9-0, 7-0 and 6-0, winning the league and city titles in the process. Mater Dei also retained the West Side Nut Club Trophy with the win.

With the conclusion of the regular season, Reitz begins their second season next Friday at Central in the first round of the Class 4A Sectional 24 tournament. The Bears improved to 5-4 after beat North, 41-13.

Local media coverage:

Statistics (MaxPreps.com)

Brock Ashworth voted Player of the Game

As always, thanks to 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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