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Vote for the Regional Championship Players of the Game brought to you by Reis Tire

Here are the Regional Championship nominees for the Reis Tire Player of the Game. Voting will be online until Thursday evening! 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 falls to Columbus East, 42-14

Columbus East, ranked No. 1 in Class 4A, overwhelmed the visiting Reitz Panthers Friday night, 42-14, to win the Class 4A Regional Championship. The Olympians improved to 13-0 and will travel to No. 2 New Palestine (13-0) for the Semi-State title next weekend. The fifth-ranked Panthers finished their season at 11-2. On a side note, …

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Historical Reitz vs. Columbus East articles from @courierpress & @therepublicnews

We’ve collected links to all the game previews and recaps for the Reitz-Columbus East football series as covered by the Evansville Courier & Press and Columbus Republic newspapers. PREVIEWS 2007: Regional reunion at Reitz (Courier & Press) 2012: Reitz, Columbus East football teams hope to rekindle the magic in Class 4A regional (Courier & Press) …

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Panthers in the Polls (& Columbus East) Week 12

While the human polls and the PCS ended with the conclusion of the regular season, ReitzFootball.com will continue to track the computer rankings as the Mighty Panthers progress through the postseason. Computer & other rankings (Current through Nov. 12) MASSEY: #30 overall & #6 in Class 4A (Columbus East is #6 overall & #1 in …

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Reuter, Shaw voted Reis Tire Players of the Game

The Reitz Nation has spoken! Following the Panthers’ sectional championship win over Jasper, the readers of ReitzFootball.com have selected Drew Reuter and Andrew Shaw as the Offensive & Defensive Players of the Game! Reuter won with 106 votes (46%), while Shaw earned 528 votes for 60%. This was the first time either Panther had been …

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Reitz-Columbus East game will be broadcast by WJPS

Great news for anyone who cannot make it to the Columbus East game! Dan Egierski has informed me that arrangements have been made to broadcast the Reitz-Columbus East regional championship game this Friday night on WJPS 107.1 FM. The broadcast will also be available online. We will have the link as soon as it is …

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Year-to-date offensive, defensive stat leaders through Sectional Championship

Here are your offensive & defensive stat leaders through Friday night’s 45-38 win over Jasper. Thanks to Tom “Hawk” Guinn & Larry Ellington for faithfully compiling this information every week! Offensive leaders Passing leaders Completions: 120 – Evan Deig Attempts: 192 – Evan Deig Yards: 2,037 – Evan Deig Touchdowns: 30 – Evan Deig Longest …

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Vote for the Sectional Championship Players of the Game brought to you by Reis Tire

Here are the Sectional Championship 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 Columbus East for the Regional Championship: It’s #ReitzFootballFriday presented by Tracy Zeller Jewelry!

The Mighty Panthers will travel to Columbus this Friday night to take on the Columbus East Olympians for the Class 4A Regional Championship. Columbus East is on quite a role. As the No. 1 team in Class 4A, they have won 27 consecutive games, including last year’s state championship. Their last loss came against Indianapolis …

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Deig, Higgins up for Week 12 Home Team Friday awards

After a gutsy, never-quit performance from Reitz this past Friday night in their 45-38 win over Jasper for the sectional championship, two Panthers have been nominated for Home Team Friday’s two weekly awards. Evan Deig is up for Home Team Friday MVP while fans can vote for Malik Higgins for the Home Team Friday Play …

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