Oct 20

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 to send Reitz into basketball season.

Records (Overall, SIAC, City)
Reitz: 9-0, 9-0, 6-0
Central: 0-9, 0-9, 0-6
SIAC & City Standings through Week 9

Series: Reitz leads the series, 75-37-4
First game: 1921 (Central won, 104-0)
Last meeting: 2022 (Reitz won 44-0)
Streak: Reitz has won one (Central last won in 2021)
Central historical information (AlmanacSports.com)

Coaches Cory Brunson (Reitz) Andy Zirkelbach (Central)
Records 17-14 at Reitz, 3rd year
51-54 overall, 10th year		 2-17 at Central, 2nd year
5-54 overall, 6th year
vs. opponent 1-2 (at Reitz)
1-4 (at Harrison)
2-6 (TOTAL)		 1-1
vs. opponent at Reitz 1-1 0-1

Local media previews

Listen to the game (click to listen online)

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Kickoff will be at 7 p.m.

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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