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. Reitz coach's show debuts this Thursday on WEOA 98.5 — 11 comments
  2. Amazing performances insert 2014 as No. 6 Most Offensive Team in Reitz Football history — 8 comments
  3. Reitz tops Castle, 35-14 — 5 comments
  4. Reitz beats Memorial, 42-16 — 4 comments
  5. Reitz hammers Harrison, 56-6 — 4 comments

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Reitz reverting to Purple & Orange to honor 100th anniversary of first city title

Happy April Fools Day!!! To celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Reitz Football’s first city championship, the Panthers will once more don their original school colors. The Blue & Gray will be put away for the Central game and Reitz will sport the Purple & Orange for the first time in almost a century. “I vividly …

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Panthers rack up more postseason honors

While the Downtown Quarterback Club recently announced their all-city team, eleven Panthers have been honored as all-state, all-metro, all-conference and/or all-city. Here are all the postseason honors earned by Reitz Panthers: Quentin Boeke, Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club center Cory Brunson, All-Metro Co-Coach of the Year Jonas Burnett, All-Metro, All-SIAC & Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club running …

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Downtown Quarterback Club names Vera player of the year, Brunson coach of the year, plus seven more earn all-city honors

The Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club announced the 2022 all-city football team recently, which includes nine members of the Reitz Football team. The eight Reitz players, voted by their peers around the city, are: Quentin Boeke, center Jonas Burnett, running back Levi Oxley, defensive line J’Khari Phifer, defensive back Harlen Summers, tackle Hayden Summers, wide receiver …

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Final 2022 City & SIAC standings & congrats to Mater Dei, the state champs!

Team City SIAC Overall Reitz 6-0 9-0 10-1 Mater Dei 4-2 6-3 12-3 Memorial 4-2 6-3 9-4 Jasper — 6-3 6-4 Castle — 5-4 8-5 North 4-2 5-4 6-5 Vincennes Lincoln — 4-5 4-6 Harrison 2-4 3-6 3-7 Bosse 1-5 1-8 1-9 Central 0-6 0-9 0-10 State Championship (Nov. 25): Class 2A Sectional 16 Mater …

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2022 City & SIAC standings through Oct. 28

In a huge upset, the city and SIAC champions were knocked out of the postseason. Team City SIAC Overall Reitz 6-0 9-0 10-1 Jasper — 6-3 6-4 Mater Dei 4-2 6-3 8-3 Memorial 4-2 6-3 8-3 Castle — 5-4 6-4 North 4-2 5-4 6-4 Vincennes Lincoln — 4-5 4-6 Harrison 2-4 3-6 3-7 Bosse 1-5 …

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Sectional Semifinal: Reitz (10-0) at Boonville (7-3)

Sectional Semifinal: Boonville 28, Reitz 27 The 50th annual IHSAA postseason tournament continues as the Mighty Panthers travel to Warrick County to battle the Boonville Pioneers! The Pioneers, which finished second in the Pocket Athletic Conference’s Big School Division, advanced after beating Harrison last week, 41-21. Records (Overall, SIAC, City) Reitz: 10-0 Boonville: 3-7 SIAC …

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2022 City & SIAC standings through Oct. 21

No upsets last night with Reitz, Mater Dei and Memorial all winning their sectional first round openers. Castle, Jasper and North all got a bye and will begin their postseason journeys next Friday. Team City SIAC Overall Reitz 6-0 9-0 10-0 Jasper — 6-3 6-3 Mater Dei 4-2 6-3 7-3 Memorial 4-2 6-3 7-3 Castle …

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Sectional First Round: Central (0-9) at Reitz (9-0)

Sectional First Round recap: Reitz 49, Central 0 (PantherPlus) The 117th edition of the city’s oldest rivalry will take place Friday night at the Bowl in a Class 4A Sectional 24 first round game. The Panthers shutout the Bears earlier in the season, 44-0, but every team enters the postseason 0-0 and Central would love …

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2022 City & SIAC standings through Oct. 14

The Panthers have done something that’s never been done before in the 88-year history of the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference…win by three games! Congrats boys, you’ve earned it! And a city championship! And the WSNC Trophy! Team City SIAC Overall Reitz 6-0 9-0 9-0 Jasper — 6-3 6-3 Mater Dei 4-2 6-3 6-3 Memorial 4-2 …

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Week 9: Reitz (8-0) vs. Mater Dei (6-2)

RECAP: Reitz 14, Mater Dei 7 (PantherPlus) The Panthers have dominated the SIAC thus far, securing their first outright league title since 2010 while outscoring their opponents almost 3-to-1 with 302 points scored while only allowing 105. Mater Dei isn’t far behind with a 6-2 record, having outscored their opponents 206-99. The Wildcats lost to …

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