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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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  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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Higgins up for CourierPress.com Player of the Week

Malik Higgins, who caught 10 passes for 202 yards and three touchdowns in the Panthers’ 35-23 win over Paducah Tilghman, is in the running for the CourierPress.com’s Week 2 Player of the Week. Vote here! Don’t forget to vote for our version of the Players of the Game, brought to you by Reis Tire!

Vote for the Week 2 Players of the Week brought to you by Reis Tire

Thanks again to Reis Tire for sponsoring the Player of the Week poll. No defensive players were nominated and we don’t have the stats yet so we’ve included some of the nominees from last week’s poll…feel free to write in anyone who is deserving. Voting will be online until Wednesday morning! 2014 Offensive Players of …

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Reitz-Paducah Tilghman stats

Evansville Reitz 35, Paducah Tilghman (Ky.) 23 Reitz 14 14 0 7 — 35 Tilghman 6 3 7 7 — 23 First Quarter R – Malik Higgins 40 pass from  Evan Dieg (Josh Springer kick), 9:42 PT – D.J. Sherrill 63 pass from Jesse Duningan  (kick failed), 8:51 R – Higgins 13 pass from Dieg …

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Reitz improves to 2-0, defeats Paducah Tilghman, 35-23

The Panthers used a second-quarter 28-6 lead over the Blue Tornado to secure a 35-23 victory over Paducah Tilghman (Ky.). Results ROUNDUP: Reitz, Castle claim win (Courier & Press) Tornado hit by Reitz duo (Paducah Sun) More information coming soon!

#ReitzFootballFriday Week 2 presented by Tracy Zeller Jewelry

After crossing the Ohio River last Friday night and winning their season opener over Henderson County, 34-13, the Mighty Panthers will once again venture back into the Bluegrass State for Week 2. Reitz will meet perennial Kentucky powerhouse Paducah Tilghman. The Blue Tornado (0-1) fell to McCracken County (Ky.) last Friday, 49-21, and are 0-2 …

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1960 is No. 7 Most Offensive Team in Reitz Football history

Editor’s note: 2014 & 2015 knocked 1960 down to No. 9 on the all-time list Coming in at No. 7 on “The Top 10 Most Offensive Teams in Reitz Football History” are the 1960 Panthers. That season’s undisputed No. 1 team, they finished 9-0, outscoring their opponents, 333-15, and averaged 37 points per game. They finished ranked …

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Fetscher, Higgins voted Week 1 Reis Tire Players of the Game

The Reitz Nation has spoken! The readers of ReitzFootball.com voted for Malik Higgins and Trevor Fetscher to be the Week 1 Reis Tire Offensive and Defensive Players of the Game. Earning 46% of the vote, Higgins had three catches for 13 yards, but it was his rushing that carried him to the top spot. The …

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Reitz vs. Henderson County full individual stats

The individual stats are now online for Week 1’s game. Offensive stats (on MaxPreps.com) Defensive stats (pdf) In a side note, you may remember stats being available on the site in the past. We are hoping to get those back online, current through 2014, in the very near future!

Panthers in the Polls: Week 2

With her 34-13 win over Henderson County last week, Reitz again placed in the Top 10 of the three human polls and had a strong showing in the computer rankings. Class 4A polls #7 in AP #5 in IFCA #4 in Gridiron Digest Computer rankings #40 overall Massey #57 overall MaxPreps #50 overall Sagarin

Flowers up for Courier & Press Player of the Week

Isaac Flowers, along with three others, is up for Courier & Press Player of the Week honors, thanks in no small part to his 99-yard kickoff return Friday against Henderson County. Vote for Flowers for C&P Player of the Week