Sep 09
Updated 9/15 @ 9:15 p.m. Noah Jones voted Week 4 MyPantherTees.com Player of the Game ============================== After building up a 28-0 lead, the Panthers held on to give previously unbeaten Central their first loss of the season, topping the Bears, 38-28. Reitz improves to 3-1 overall, 1-1 in the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference and 1-0 in …
Sep 06
While there are several Reitz games from the last seven years now online in the PantherPlus membership area, we’re excited to announce this classic game against Central from 60 years ago. Watch the battle at the Bowl in front of 7,000 fans as the Panthers avenged their only loss from the prior year and shut out the Bears, 46-0. Jerry Wilson …
Sep 05
The Mighty Panthers open city competition this Friday night as they host the Central Bears in Herman Byers Field at Reitz Bowl. Reitz head coach Andy Hape, now 31-8, is 4-0 against the Bears. Central (3-0) is coached by Andy Owen, who is 61-41 in his 10th year. Hurt is 2-12 against the Panthers. Reitz (2-1) leads the series, …
May 03
This week’s #TraditionTuesday puts a spotlight on where it all began. The very first football game ever played by Reitz High School was on Oct. 4, 1919. The team took on the Central High School second team, defeating the Bears, 6-0. The only score was logged by Ralph Woods (also spelled Wood and Weeds, depending on …
Oct 23
The Panthers’ sectional first round game with Central started eerily similar to last week’s loss to Mater Dei. In both games, Reitz trailed, 14-0, early in the game. And just like last week, the Panthers were able to tie it up at 14. Both games then went back and forth, but unlike last week’s defeat, …
Oct 23
The “second season” begins Friday night as the Mighty Panthers travel to Central Stadium to take on the Bears in the first round of the Class 4A Sectional 24 tournament. It’s a rematch from Sept. 11, when Reitz, 8-1, gave Central their first loss of the season, a 28-7 win for the Panthers. After a …
Oct 11
The Indiana High School Athletic Association announced the pairings today for the 43rd Annual IHSAA Football State Tournament presented by the Indianapolis Colts. Reitz, which is assigned to Class 4A Sectional 24, will travel to Central for their first-round game on Oct. 23. Sectional 24 pairings First Round (Oct. 23) G1: Reitz (8-0) at Central …
Sep 11
The Panthers won their 70th victory in the city’s oldest series Friday night, bashing the Bears, 28-7. Reitz, in big part to Evan Deig’s four touchdown passes, improves to 4-0 overall, 2-0 in the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference and 1-0 against city competition. It was the first loss of the season for Central, which fell …
Sep 09
The Panthers open city competition this Friday against Central as the oldest rivalry in Evansville is renewed once more. Reitz (3-0 overall, 1-0 SIAC, 0-0 city) will travel to Central Stadium to battle the Bears (3-0, 1-0, 1-0). The Panthers lead Central in the all-time series, 69 games to 30, with four ties. The series …
Oct 10
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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