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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Reitz beats Memorial, 42-16

Reitz tamed the Tigers Friday night at Owen Stadium, overpowering Memorial, 42-16. FINAL: Reitz 42, Memorial 16. Higgins rushes for 290 yards on 25 carries and four touchdown runs. — Pat Hickey (@patmhickey) September 27, 2014 The Panthers move to 6-0 overall, 4-0 in the SIAC and 3-0 in the city, while the Tigers fell …

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Deig selected Week 5 Courier & Press Player of the Week

Evan Deig was picked as the Courier & Press Player of the Week. Deig, who received 56% of the vote on courierpress.com, scored four touchdowns and threw for 203 yards in last Friday’s 56-6 win over Harrison. Congratulations Evan! Courier & Press High School Football Player of the Week

Mid-season individual statistical leaders

Passing (Att-Comp-Int Yds): Evan Deig 57-88-2 953 Rushing (Carries-Yds): Malik Higgins 49-650 Receiving (Catches-Yds): Malik Higgins 24-344 Total yards (rushing & passing): Evan Deig – 981 Yards from scrimmage (rushing & receiving): Malik Higgins – 994 All purpose yards (rushing, receiving & punt/kick/interception returns): Malik Higgins – 1,045 Tackles: Caleb Crowe – 46 Sacks: Brock …

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Higgins, Euler voted Week 5 Reis Tire Players of the Game

The Reitz Nation has spoken! Following the Panthers’ 56-6 win over Harrison, the readers of ReitzFootball.com voted for Malik Higgins and Aaron Euler to be the Week 5 Reis Tire Offensive and Defensive Players of the Game. Higgins, who received 45% of the vote, caught three touchdown passes and rushed for one more. On defense, …

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Reitz named MaxPreps Indiana Team of the Week

The Panthers today were named the MaxPreps Indiana Team of the Week, presented by the Indiana Army National Guard. The weekly award goes to an outstanding Hoosier prep football team, and Reitz received the honor this week, largely based on a “one-two offensive punch from quarterback Even Deig and running back Malik Higgins plus active …

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Panthers in the Polls (& Memorial): Week 6

Once again, Reitz finished in the Top 10 of Class 4A in the three human polls and had a strong showing from the computers. Rankings for Memorial, of Class 3A, are provided below in parentheses. Human rankings AP MEDIA POLL: #4 in Class 4A (Memorial unranked) IFCA COACHES POLL: #4 in Class 4A (pdf file …

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Historical Reitz vs. Memorial game recaps from @courierpress

We’ve collected links to all the game recaps for the Reitz-Memorial football series as covered by the Courier & Press (their online archive only goes back to 2006). 2013: Reitz, McDowell put pressure on Memorial early, roll to victory 2012: Late Vaughn touchdown, Hansen interception seal Reitz’s win over Memorial 2011: Reitz fights off Memorial …

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Reitz vs. Memorial: #ReitzFootballFriday Week 6 presented by Tracy Zeller Jewelry

The Panthers are back on the road this Friday when they’ll travel to Owen Stadium (aka Enlow Field) to battle the Memorial Tigers. Memorial (2-3) started off with two straight losses, but have won two of their last three. The Tigers are 2-1 in the SIAC. Reitz is 5-0 overall and 3-0 in the SIAC. …

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Deig, Higgins up for local media awards

Evan Deig and Malik Higgins are in the running for three local media awards. Deig is up for Courier & Press Player of the Week and Higgins is on the ballot for Home Team Friday MVP and Play of the Night. Should you feel so compelled, feel free to vote by following the links below: …

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Vote for the Week 5 Players of the Game brought to you by Reis Tire

Here are the Week 5 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 2014 Defensive Players of the Game Week 1: Trevor Fetscher Week 2: …

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