Tag: Andy Hape

Greater Evansville Football Hall of Fame inducts 33 Reitz Panthers last night

The Greater Evansville Football Hall of Fame inducted 227 men and women into their inaugural class last night at the organization’s first annual banquet. The 33 who are affiliated with Reitz High School are: Gene Backes Jame Bateman Tyrone Browning Cory Brunson Kirk Brunson Tom Buck * Herman Byers * Austin Carlton Brian Claybourn * Ricky Crider * Pete Fisher …

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PantherPlus presents #RFgameday: Reitz at Bosse – Week 8

Updated 10/5 @ 10:17 a.m. All the polls have been updated (see below). ============================== The Mighty Panthers will take to the road as they battle the Bulldogs this Friday night at Enlow Field. While Bosse (0-7) has struggled this season, the Scarlet & Gray have played spoiler to the Panthers many times over the years, and …

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PantherPlus presents #RFgameday: North at Reitz – Week 7

Updated 9/29 @ 9:20 a.m. The Reitz vs. North game will be broadcast by WEOA on-air and online! Listen on the radio at WEOA 98.5 FM or online at WEOA985fm.com ============================== The Mighty Panthers will battle a scrappy North team this Friday night at the Bowl. The Huskies (3-3) earned their first SIAC win by beating Bosse last …

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PantherPlus presents #RFgameday: Reitz at Memorial – Week 6

The Mighty Panthers once again control their own destiny in regards to the SIAC championship race, but they’ll face another big test as they take on co-conference leader Memorial (4-1) Friday night at Enlow Field. Six teams, Castle, Central, Harrison and Mater Dei, along with the Tigers and Reitz, all stand at 2-1 in the …

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Hape nominated for Colts/NFL Coach of the Week award

Reitz head coach Andy Hape was a finalist for the Colts/NFL Indiana Coach of the Week after guiding Reitz to a 23-6 win over Harrison, the Panthers’ second win in a row over an undefeated, ranked team in the highly competitive Southern Indiana Athletic Conference. This is the second time Hape has been nominated for the …

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PantherPlus presents #RFgameday: Harrison at Reitz – Week 5

Updated 9/15 @ 9:53 p.m. Cory Brunson and Brian Hardy: a Panther and a Warrior Above It All (44news.com) HUDDLE PODCAST: Previewing High School Football Week 5 (courierpress.com) ============================== The Mighty Panthers face another big test this Friday night  as they host the Harrison Warriors in Herman Byers Field at Reitz Bowl. Last year the Warriors lost the battle against Reitz, …

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Reitz Football radio show returns tonight!

The Reitz Football show, featuring Panther head coach Andy Hape, returns tonight! It will air every Thursday at 6:45 p.m. this fall beginning tonight until Oct. 20. You can listen to the show, hosted by Dan Egierski, on the radio at WEOA 98.5 FM and 1400 AM or online at www.weoa985fm.com.

Full explanation of new 40-second play clock

With relatively few rule changes for the 2016 season, there will be a new wrinkle in the game management side of things. Indiana has been asked to serve as a guinea pig by the NFHS for a new 40-second play clock that will be utilized for at least the next three years. The hope is that this will standardize the …

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Tomorrow’s Blue/Gray scrimmage to serve as testing grounds for 2016 Panthers

With the Blue/Gray Scrimmage tomorrow morning, let’s take a look at what to expect from the 2016 Panthers. “We run the same offensive scheme, the same defensive scheme, but it’s a completely new team,” said coach Andy Hape. “A new senior class, new leadership, we got a lot of new guys in positions that they have played …

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Tristen Clark latest to represent Reitz Football in IFCA North-South All-Star Game

While Tristen Clark will be the most recent Reitz High School alumni selected by the Indiana Football Coaches Association to participate in the annual North-South All-Star Football Game, he certainly isn’t the first to represent the Mighty Panthers over the course of the game’s 50-year history. Clark will join 39 other players, coaches and others who have represented …

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