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Reitz holds off Central in overtime, 43-42
Reitz edged by Central in overtime Friday night, 43-42, by the skin of their teeth, going for and scoring a two-point conversion that gave them the one-point victory.
The win avenged the Panthers’ Sept. 8 loss to the Bears, a 36-31 setback. The Panthers are on a seven-game win streak since that night.
Just like last year, Reitz and Central split their two meetings. The Panthers also won in overtime last year.
The Bears, who were the defending sectional champions, finished their season 6-4.
Reitz (8-3) will now travel to Jasper (11-0) next Friday night to fight for the Class 4A Sectional Championship.
- Reitz gambles, gains win over Central (courierpress.com)
- Reitz vs. Central all-time series (AlmanacSports.com)
- 2012 Reitz football schedule
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Reitz added one more to their six-game win streak, toppling Madison, 56-7, last Friday night. Their last loss came at the hands of Central, the Panthers’ opponent for tonight’s Sectional 16 semifinal.
On Sept. 7, trailing, 29-10, foul weather intervened and forced a delay to Saturday. The Panthers came out on fire, and, despite falling short, 36-31, most point to that game as the moment the Panthers turned things around.
Reitz (7-3) hasn’t lost since that night and wound up sharing the city title with Mater Dei. Central (6-3) could have also won a share, but lost to their northside rival, 23-8, on Oct. 12. The Bears received a bye last week.
This will be the teams’ eighth meeting in the past four years. Last fall, Reitz and Central won a game apiece, with the Panthers winning the regular season encounter, surviving 35-34 in overtime, while the Bears knocked Reitz out of the postseason, winning, 37-35, in the sectional semifinal. The teams also met twice in 2009 & 2010, with the Panthers winning all four of those match-ups. Altogether, Reitz leads the all-time series, which began in 1921, 66-30-4.
- Central, Reitz square off in 4A sectional semifinal (courierpress.com)
- Reitz vs. Central all-time series (AlmanacSports.com)
- 2012 Reitz football schedule
Thanks to our friends at Tracy Zeller Jewelry for sponsoring GameDay Central and ReitzFootball.com!
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