The Panthers pulled off a huge upset with a 21-17 come-from-behind victory over Mater Dei to earn their 35th West Side Nut Club Trophy win.
The Wildcats had beaten Castle 28-24 on Aug. 30, while the Knights defeated Reitz 35-7 only 3 weeks ago. With last night’s Panther win, it forces a three-way tie for second place in the SIAC.
Reitz became the outright runner-up in the city after finishing 5-1. Mater Dei finished 4-2 and will face Memorial, the city/SIAC champs, in a first round sectional game.
Reitz will host Central, in a renewal of the city’s oldest rivalry, in a first round playoff game.
Team City SIAC Overall Memorial 6-0 9-0 9-0 Reitz 5-1 7-2 7-2 Castle --- 7-2 7-2 Mater Dei 4-2 7-2 7-2 Jasper --- 5-4 5-4 North 3-3 4-5 4-5 Vincennes Lincoln --- 3-6 3-6 Harrison 2-4 2-7 2-7 Central 1-5 1-8 1-8 Bosse 0-6 0-9 0-9
Week 9 games (Oct. 18):
- Harrison 49, Bosse 6
- Jasper 31, Vincennes Lincoln 14
- Memorial 28, Castle 21
- North 35, Central 7
- Reitz 21, Mater Dei 17
Sectional First Round Games (Oct. 25)
- Class 4A Sectional 24
Washington (5-4) at Boonville (4-5), 6:30 p.m.
Jasper (5-4) at Harrison (2-7), 6:30 p.m.
Central (1-8) at Reitz (7-2), 7 p.m. - Class 3A Sectional 32
Memorial (9-0) at Mater Dei (7-2), 7 p.m.
Mount Vernon (5-4) at Southridge (7-2), 6:30 p.m.
Vincennes Lincoln (3-6) at Princeton (1-8), 6:30 p.m.
Heritage Hills (8-1) at Gibson Southern (7-2), 7 p.m.
Sectional Semifinal games (Nov. 1)
- Class 5A Sectional 16
New Albany (3-6) at North (4-5), 7 p.m.
Castle (7-2) at Floyd Central (6-2), 7 p.m. - Class 4A Sectional 24
Bosse (0-9) at winner Washington-Boonville
Winner Jasper-Harrison vs. Winner Central-Reitz - Class 3A Sectional 32
Winner Memorial-Mater Dei vs. winner Mount Vernon-Southridge
Winner Vincennes-Princeton vs. winner Heritage Hills-Gibson Southern
