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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 overpowers Central, 56-16

Reitz scored a big 56-16 win over Central Friday night at Reitz Bowl, handing the previously undefeated Bears their first loss of the season. The Panthers improve to 4-0 overall (2-0 in the SIAC & 1-0 in city) while Central falls to 3-1, 1-1, 1-1. VIDEO: Home Team Friday recap (TriStateHomepage.com) Higgins’ big plays spark …

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Higgins selected Week 3 Courier & Press Player of the Week

Malik Higgins, who helped guide the Panthers to a 35-14 win over Castle last Friday night, added another individual honor to his resume. Already the recipient of the Home Team Friday Play of the Night and Reis Tire Offensive Player of the Game awards, Higgins can also add Courier & Press High School Football Player …

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Reitz vs. Castle full individual stats

The individual stats are now online for Week 3’s win over Castle. Offensive stats (on MaxPreps.com) Defensive stats (pdf) Also, here are the links to the year-to-date stats. Year-to-date offensive stats (on MaxPreps.com) Year-to-date defensive stats (pdf) Thanks to Larry Ellington for providing the defensive stats! In a side note, you may remember stats being …

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Higgins wins Week 3 Home Team Friday Play Of The Night

Malik Higgins is the Week 3 Home Team Friday Play of the Night winner, thanks to his third-quarter 81-yard touchdown run during the Panthers’ 35-14 win over Castle Friday. Congratulations to Malik! Click here to see video of the play (Home Team Friday)

Panthers in the Polls (& Central): Week 4

Once again, Reitz placed in the Top 10 of Class 4A in the three human polls and had a strong showing from the computers. Rankings for Central, also in Class 4A, are provided below in parentheses. Human rankings AP MEDIA POLL: #6 in Class 4A (Central unranked) IFCA COACHES POLL: #5 in Class 4A (pdf …

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Higgins, Euler voted Week 3 Reis Tire Players of the Game

The Reitz Nation has spoken! Following the Panthers’ 35-14 win over Castle, the readers of ReitzFootball.com voted for Malik Higgins and Aaron Euler to be the Week 3 Reis Tire Offensive and Defensive Players of the Game. Higgins earned 49% of the vote, while Euler, a write-in nominee, won 65%. Congratulations to these two fine …

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Higgins again up for CourierPress.com Player of the Week

Malik Higgins, who carried the ball 19 times for 211 yards and a touchdown, and also caught four passes for 59 yards and another touchdowns in the Panthers’ 35-14 win over Castle, is again in the running for the CourierPress.com’s Player of the Week. Vote here!

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

It will be a battle of undefeateds when Reitz takes on Central this Friday night at Reitz Bowl. The Panthers bring a 3-0 record into their first city game of the year, while the Bears are 2-0 (NOTE: Central is now 3-0, as the IHSAA ruled that the Bears’ Week 1 game against North Oldham …

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Reitz-Central meet for 103rd time, info all-time series

Reitz leads the all-time series with Central, 68-30-4. First meeting: Central won, 104-0 Last year: Reitz won, 48-28 Streak: Reitz has won last two

Hape nominated for Colts/NFL Coach of the Week

Andy Hape, the Panthers’ head coach, was nominated for the Colts/NFL Indiana Coach of the Week after guiding Reitz to their first win over Castle since 2010. This is a huge honor for the second-year coach, the District 10 nominee. Congratulations to Coach Hape! Andy Hape profile