Week 5: Central 57, Reitz 20 (PantherPlus)
The city’s oldest rivalry renews once more Friday night at the Bowl as the Central Bears battle the Mighty Panthers!
Records (Overall, SIAC, City)
Reitz: 2-2, 2-2, 1-1
Central: 4-0, 4-0, 3-0
Series: Reitz leads the series, 74-35-4
First game: 1921 (Central won, 104-0)
Last meeting: 2019 (Central won, 41-34)
Streak: Central has won five (Reitz last won in 2017)
Central historical information (AlmanacSports.com)
| Coaches | Cory Brunson (Reitz) | Sean Coultis (Central) |
| Records | 2-2 at Reitz, 1st year 36-42 overall, 8th year |
13-3 at Central, 2nd year 22-14 overall, 3rd year |
| vs. opponent | 1-4 | 2-0 |
| vs. opponent @ Reitz | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Local media previews
- none posted
Panthers in the Polls
| Tri-State | Reitz | Central |
| Courier & Press power rankings | #10 (↓1) | #1 (same) |
| SW Indiana Sports | HM (was #7) | #1 (same) |
| By class | Reitz (4A) | Central (4A) |
| AP media poll | NR (was HM) | #6 (↑1) |
| IFCA coaches poll | NR (same) | #6 (↓1) |
| Indiana Football Digest poll | NR (same) | #6 (↑1) |
| Gridiron Digest fan poll | NR (was HM) | #3 (↑2) |
| Indiana | Reitz | Central |
| INPreps Top 25 rankings | NR (same) | #13 (↑2) |
| Massey computer ratings | #105 (↓13) | #32 |
| MaxPreps State Rankings | #113 (↓13) | #27 |
| Sagarin computer ratings | #150 (↑10) | #35 |
Listen & watch the game
- Listen on WREF 97.7 FM
- Listen on WYFX-106.7 FM
- Watch on Channel 14
Kickoff will be at 7 p.m.
