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 20

Vote for the Week 9 Players of the Game brought to you by Reis Tire

Here are the Week 8 nominees for the Reis Tire Player of the Game. Voting will be online until Wednesday morning! 2014 Offensive Players of the Game Week 1: Malik Higgins Week 2: Evan Deig Week 3: Malik Higgins Week 4: Evan Deig Week 5: Malik Higgins Week 6: Nate Hansen Week 7: Jackson Barnes …

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Oct 17

Mater Dei beats Reitz, 28-21

In the battle of unbeatens at the Bowl, the Mighty Panthers came up short, falling 28-21 to their West Side rival, Mater Dei. Reitz fell to 8-1 overall and finished 6-1 and 5-1 in the SIAC and city races. They’ll head to Seymour (2-7) next week to start Sectional 24. Mater Dei improved to 9-0 …

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Oct 16

Free Reitz-Mater Dei history booklet now available at Parkway Pizza & Kids Consignment

It’s here! The brand new West Sider’s Handbook to the West Side War: 2014 Edition is now available, and it’s free! You may remember we had one of these in an ebook format back in 2010, but nothing beats holding a copy in your hands. Thanks to Parkway Pizza and Kids Consignment, we have been …

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Oct 15

Panthers in the Polls (& Mater Dei): Week 9

Rankings for Mater Dei, of Class 2A, are provided below in parentheses. Human polls AP MEDIA POLL: #4 in Class 4A (Mater Dei is #1 in Class 2A) IFCA COACHES POLL: #4 in Class 4A (pdf file – Mater Dei is #2 in Class 2A) GRIDIRON DIGEST POLL: #2 in Class 4A (Mater Dei is …

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Oct 15

Dixon, Higgins, Robison voted Week 8 Reis Tire Players of the Game

The Reitz Nation has spoken! Following the Panthers’ 51-0 win over Bosse, the readers of ReitzFootball.com voted and we have a tie for Offensive Player of the Game! Each with 67 votes, AJ Dixon and Malik Higgins are co-Offensive Players of the Game, while Ethan Robison is the Defensive Player of the Game. This was …

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Oct 15

Year-to-date offensive stat leaders through Week 8

Here are your offensive stat leaders through Friday night’s 51-0 win over Bosse. Passing leaders Completions: 80 – Evan Deig Attempts: 124 – Evan Deig Yards: 1,249 – Evan Deig Touchdowns: 20 – Evan Deig Longest pass: 80 yards – Evan Deig Rushing leaders Carries: 117 – Malik Higgins Yards: 1,399 – Malik Higgins Longest …

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Oct 15

Year-to-date defensive stat leaders through Week 8

Here are your defensive stat leaders through Friday night’s 51-0 win over Bosse. As always, thanks to Larry Ellington for compiling these. 2014 Defensive Stat Leaders Solo tackles: 26 – Will Brown Tackle assists: 58 – Joey Diekman Total tackles: 66 – Will Brown Sacks: 4 – Brock Ashworth Tackles for loss: 6 – Aaron …

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Oct 14

Historical Reitz vs. Mater Dei articles from @courierpress

We’ve collected links to all the available game previews and recaps for the Reitz-Mater Dei football series as covered by the Courier & Press (their online archive goes back to 2006). PREVIEWS 2008: Reitz and Mater Dei is regular season’s ultimate Game of the Week SIAC football championship comes down to Reitz vs. Mater Dei …

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Oct 14

Reitz vs. Mater Dei: #ReitzFootballFriday Week 9 presented by Tracy Zeller Jewelry

This is the game that everyone’s been anticipating! It’s a battle of undefeateds as the Mighty Panthers “travel” to Reitz Bowl to take on the Mater Dei Wildcats. The winner of this game will gain three titles: The SIAC, city and West Side Nut Club Championship. Both Reitz and Mater Dei are 8-0 overall, 6-0 …

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Oct 13

Higgins up for Week 8 Home Team Friday MVP

Malik Higgins is in the running for Home Team Friday’s Week 8 MVP award. Home Team Friday MVP Candidates Week Eight Also, don’t forget to vote for the Reitz Players of the Game brought to you by Reis Tire!