Feb 24

Panthers playing for city championship tonight #ReitzBasketball

 

The Panthers have a shot to defend their city title tonight when they host the Bosse Bulldogs at Reitz Gym

While the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference title has been secured by Castle (the Knights won with a perfect 7-0 league record), the city boys basketball crown is still up for grabs.

Our Mighty Panthers, 11-10 overall, are 4-1 in city competition. Bosse, 14-7, has already clinched a share of the Evansville championship with a 5-0 record, but a Reitz win would give the Blue & Gray a share of the prize.

Since the 1993-94 season, the Panthers have won the city title five times:

  • 2001-02
  • 2004-05
  • 2006-07*
  • 2014-15
  • 2015-16

Bosse has won eight times in that same span:

  • 1995-96
  • 1996-97
  • 1997-98
  • 2005-06
  • 2006-07*
  • 2010-11
  • 2013-14
  • 2016-17

* The two schools also shared the title in the 2006-07 season.

Tipoff will be approximately 7:00 p.m. at Reitz Gym after the conclusion of the JV contest and is the regular season finale for both teams.

Links of interest

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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