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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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Vote for the Week 8 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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Reitz at Seymour in sectional opener

The Indiana High School Athletic Association conducted the blind draw for the opening round of the sectional football tournament Sunday night. Reitz, which competes in Class 4A Sectional 24, drew an away game against the Seymour Owls. The Panthers are 2-0 vs. Seymour, with wins in 1992 and 2009. Class 4A Sectional 24 First Round …

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Reitz bashes Bosse, 51-0

The Mighty Panthers built up a 34-0 halftime lead en route to a 51-0 rout over the Bulldogs. Reitz improves to 8-0 overall, 6-0 in the SIAC and 5-0 in the city, while Bosse fell to 1-7, 0-6, 0-5. Game recaps COURIER RECAP: Reitz running game sparks 51-0 blowout of Bosse VIDEO: Home Team Friday …

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Galloping Ghost of West High helps 1927 become No. 4 Most Offensive Team in Reitz Football history

The 1927 Panthers are No. 4 on “The Top 10 Most Offensive Teams in Reitz Football History.” Overlooked by many, that year’s team went unscored upon in their first six games and only allowed nine points all season. Central was the only setback for the ’27 Panthers, beating them, 7-6. While that win gave the …

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Year-to-date offensive stat leaders through Week 7

Here are your offensive stat leaders through Friday night’s 27-20 win over North. Passing leaders Completions: 79 – Evan Deig Attempts: 122 – Evan Deig Yards: 1,242 – Evan Deig Touchdowns: 19 – Evan Deig Longest pass: 80 yards – Evan Deig Rushing leaders Carries: 101 – Malik Higgins Yards: 1,144 – Malik Higgins Longest …

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Year-to-date defensive stat leaders through Week 7

Here are your defensive stat leaders through Friday night’s 27-20 win over North. As always, thanks to Larry Ellington for compiling these. 2014 Defensive Stat Leaders Solo tackles: 24 – Will Brown Tackle assists: 53 – Joey Diekman Total tackles: 59 – Will Brown Sacks: 4 – Brock Ashworth Tackles for loss: 6 – Aaron …

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Barnes, Fetscher voted Week 7 Reis Tire Players of the Game

The Reitz Nation has spoken! Following the Panthers’ 27-20 win over North, the readers of ReitzFootball.com voted for Jackson Barnes and Trevor Fetscher to be the Week 7 Reis Tire Offensive and Defensive Players of the Game. Offensive Player of the Game voting results 39 – Jackson Barnes 31 – Kerrion Ringo 10 – Entire …

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Panthers in the Polls (& Bosse): Week 8

Rankings for Bosse, of Class 3A, are provided below in parentheses. Human rankings AP MEDIA POLL: #4 in Class 4A (Bosse unranked) IFCA COACHES POLL: #4 in Class 4A (pdf file – Bosse unranked) GRIDIRON DIGEST POLL: #2 in Class 4A (Bosse unranked) Computer rankings MASSEY: #22 overall & #5 in Class 4A (Bosse is …

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Historical Reitz vs. Bosse game recaps from @courierpress

We’ve collected links to all the available game recaps for the Reitz-Bosse football series as covered by the Courier & Press (their online archive goes back to 2006). 2013: Reitz wins 5th straight, beats Bosse 38-27 2012: Reitz continues streak in win over Bosse 2011: Pendleton leads late march past Reitz 2010: Reitz keeps its …

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Reitz at Bosse: #ReitzFootballFriday Week 8 presented by Tracy Zeller Jewelry

The Panthers are back on the road this Friday as they travel to Owen Stadium at Enlow Field to take on the Bosse Bulldogs. Bosse (1-6) has had a tough time this season. While starting at 1-1, they’ve been outscored 308-111 this year and every loss has been by double-digits. Bosse is 0-5 in the …

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