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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Oct 23

Class 4A Sectional 24 semifinals are set

Oct 23

Reitz 35, Central 28

The Panthers’ sectional first round game with Central started eerily similar to last week’s loss to Mater Dei. In both games, Reitz trailed, 14-0, early in the game. And just like last week, the Panthers were able to tie it up at 14. Both games then went back and forth, but unlike last week’s defeat, …

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Oct 23

Reitz at Central: #ReitzFootballFriday Week 10 presented by Tracy Zeller Jewelry

The “second season” begins Friday night as the Mighty Panthers travel to Central Stadium to take on the Bears in the first round of the Class 4A Sectional 24 tournament. It’s a rematch from Sept. 11, when Reitz, 8-1, gave Central their first loss of the season, a 28-7 win for the Panthers. After a …

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Oct 21

Ashworth voted Week 9 MyPantherTees.com Player of the Game

Congratulations to Brock Ashworth, who was voted by the Reitz Nation as the Week 9 MyPantherTees.com Player of the Game. Ashworth had five tackles, 0.5 sacks and forced five hurried passes in the Panthers’ 29-28 loss to Mater Dei. This is Ashworth’s second time winning the award, interestingly enough, also in Week 9 in 2014 …

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Oct 21

It’s #ReitzvsMaterDei in social media…Part 2

Tough loss the other night, but with over 12,000 fans in attendance, the atmosphere of the event was amazing. Social media helped capture these memories and we’d like to share some more of them with you. Click here if you missed Part 1 https://twitter.com/espnevansville/status/655173763055624192 https://twitter.com/espnevansville/status/655170697145262080 Westside Classic tonight! Reitz Vs. Mater Dei football! The shirts …

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Oct 20

Vote for the Week 9 Player of the Game brought to you by MyPantherTees.com

Here are the choices for this week’s #ReitzFootball Player of the Game: Voting will be online until Tuesday evening! As always, thanks to MyPantherTees.com for sponsoring the vote…and remember part of every purchase goes to support the Reitz Football team! Player of the Game Archive

Oct 16

Mater Dei 29, Reitz 28

The Panthers lost a heart-breaker Friday night, falling to Mater Dei, 29-28. The Wildcats jumped out to a 14-0 lead, but Reitz came marching back and scored 21 unanswered points. It was back and forth after that, and Mater Dei scored the winning touchdown and two-point conversion with 44 seconds left. The Panthers fell to …

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Oct 15

Year-to-date #reitzfootball offensive, defensive stat leaders through Week 8

Here are your offensive & defensive stat leaders through last Friday’s 55-0 win over Bosse. Thanks to Tom “Hawk” Guinn & Larry Ellington for faithfully compiling this information every week! Visit MaxPreps.com’s Reitz stats page for more information. Offensive leaders Passing leaders Completions: 128 – Evan Deig Attempts: 171 – Evan Deig Yards: 1,559 – …

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Oct 14

It’s #ReitzvsMaterDei for #ReitzFootballFriday Week 9 presented by Tracy Zeller Jewelry

This Friday night, as they do every year, Reitz will battle Mater Dei for the West Side Nut Club Championship. But this year is different. The stakes have never been higher. True, both teams have been undefeated going into this game before. True, it has also been winner-take-all for the city and Southern Indiana Athletic …

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Oct 14

Historical #ReitzvsMaterDei game recaps from @courierpress

Obviously not every Reitz-Mater Dei recap written by the Courier and/or Press is available on courierpress.com, but posted here for your perusal are the ones that are: 2009: A history-making rout | Reitz blows past Mater Dei in second half 2010: Reitz rolls past rival Mater Dei 2011: Mater Dei rolls past Reitz 2012: Reitz …

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