Monthly Archives: September 2014
Historical Reitz vs. North game recaps from @courierpress
We’ve collected links to all the available game recaps for the Reitz-North football series as covered by the Courier & Press (their online archive goes back to 2006).
- 2013: Two late scoring drives lifts Reitz over North 20-16
- 2012: Johnston sparks Reitz to dominating win
- 2011: Vaughn’s legs help Reitz’s football team hold off North
- 2010: Reitz stays unbeaten with win over North
- 2009: Pair of brothers propels Panthers
- 2008: Panthers’ offense can’t even stop itself
- 2007: Reitz gets closer to SIAC, City titles
- 2006: Quick-hitter lifts Huskies
Reitz vs. North: #ReitzFootballFriday Week 7 presented by Tracy Zeller Jewelry
The Panthers return to Reitz Bowl Friday where they’ll face the North Huskies.
North (2-4) started the year with three straight losses, but have won two of their last three, including last Friday night’s 55-6 drubbing of Bosse. The Huskies are 2-2 in the SIAC and city races.
Reitz (6-0, 4-0, 3-0) has won the past seven meetings, but North is always tough and will be up for this game.
Reitz leads the series, 47-13. Coach Hape is 14-4 overall and 1-0 against the Huskies. North head coach Bret Szabo is 5-12 overall and 0-1 against the Panthers.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
2014 Schedule/Results
- 2014 Reitz Football results
- 2014 North football results (AlmanacSports.com)
Game previews
- High School Football Game of the Week Preview – North vs Reitz (newstalk1280.com)
Statistics (on MaxPreps)
Historical information
- 2013: Reitz 20, North 16 (ReitzFootball.com)
- All-time series results (AlmanacSports.com)
Radio/TV/Internet
- Listen on the radio at ESPN Evansville 105.3 FM or online at ESPNEvansville.com
Thanks again to our friends at Tracy Zeller Jewelry for sponsoring #ReitzFootballFriday!
Year-to-date defensive stat leaders through Week 6
Here are your defensive stat leaders through Friday night’s big 42-16 win over Memorial. As always, thanks to Larry Ellington for compiling these.
2014 Defensive Stat Leaders
- Solo tackles: 18 – Will Brown
- Tackle assists: 47 – Caleb Crowe
- Total tackles: 50 – Joey Diekman
- Sacks: 3 – Brock Ashworth
- Tackles for loss: 5 – Joey Diekman & Aaron Euler
- TFL assists: 4 – Brock Ashworth & Trevor Fetscher
- Interceptions: 4 – Will Brown & Isaac Flowers
- Fumbles caused: 1 – Trevor Fetscher, Triston Hape & Dakota Mathis
- Fumbles recovered: 1 – 9-way tie
- Passes deflected: 8 – Elijah Dunham
- Hurried passes: 7 – Brock Ashworth
- Blocked kicks: 3 – Isaac Flowers
- Defensive score: 1 – Will Brown, Elijah Dunham & Triston Hape
- Sack yards: 19 – Alex Higgs
- Tackle yards: 23 – Joey Diekman
Full pdf files of defensive stats
Vote for the Week 6 Players of the Game brought to you by Reis Tire
Here are the Week 6 nominees for the Reis Tire Player of the Game.
Voting will be online until Wednesday morning!
Player of the Game Archive
As always, thanks to Reis Tire for supporting ReitzFootball.com!
Higgins again nominated for Home Team Friday MVP award
Malik Higgins, on the heels of his impressive performance in the Panthers’ 42-16 win over Memorial, is once again in the running for Home Team Friday MVP.
Should you feel so compelled, feel free to vote by following the link below:
Reitz beats Memorial, 42-16
Reitz tamed the Tigers Friday night at Owen Stadium, overpowering Memorial, 42-16.
https://twitter.com/ECP_Hickey/status/515690495784521728
The Panthers move to 6-0 overall, 4-0 in the SIAC and 3-0 in the city, while the Tigers fell to 2-4, 2-2, 2-2.
Congratulations to Reitz on another strong victory!
- Higgins runs wild as Reitz pulls away from Memorial (Courier & Press)
- VIDEO: Home Team Friday Week 6 Segment 1 (Home Team Friday)
Deig selected Week 5 Courier & Press Player of the Week
Evan Deig was picked as the Courier & Press Player of the Week. Deig, who received 56% of the vote on courierpress.com, scored four touchdowns and threw for 203 yards in last Friday’s 56-6 win over Harrison.
Congratulations Evan!
Mid-season individual statistical leaders
- Passing (Att-Comp-Int Yds): Evan Deig 57-88-2 953
- Rushing (Carries-Yds): Malik Higgins 49-650
- Receiving (Catches-Yds): Malik Higgins 24-344
- Total yards (rushing & passing): Evan Deig – 981
- Yards from scrimmage (rushing & receiving): Malik Higgins – 994
- All purpose yards (rushing, receiving & punt/kick/interception returns): Malik Higgins – 1,045
- Tackles: Caleb Crowe – 46
- Sacks: Brock Ashworth – 3
- Interceptions: Issac Flowers – 4
- Scoring: Malik Higgins – 78
2014 Stats (on the schedule/results page)
Higgins, Euler voted Week 5 Reis Tire Players of the Game
The Reitz Nation has spoken! Following the Panthers’ 56-6 win over Harrison, the readers of ReitzFootball.com voted for Malik Higgins and Aaron Euler to be the Week 5 Reis Tire Offensive and Defensive Players of the Game.
Higgins, who received 45% of the vote, caught three touchdown passes and rushed for one more.
On defense, Euler, who lead the team with eight tackles, earned 66% of the vote.
Both Higgins and Euler are repeat Player of the Game winners. They both were voted Offensive & Defensive Players of the Game for Week 3, while Higgins also received the honor in Week 1.
Congratulations to these fine young men and the entire Reitz Football team!
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
2014 Defensive Players of the Game
Week 1: Trevor Fetscher
Week 2: Trevor Fetscher
Week 3: Aaron Euler
Week 4: Entire defense
Week 5: Aaron Euler
Thank you to Reis Tire for their support of the our weekly Player of the Game fan vote!
ReitzFootball.com Players of the Game/Year Archive
Reitz named MaxPreps Indiana Team of the Week
The Panthers today were named the MaxPreps Indiana Team of the Week, presented by the Indiana Army National Guard.
The weekly award goes to an outstanding Hoosier prep football team, and Reitz received the honor this week, largely based on a “one-two offensive punch from quarterback Even Deig and running back Malik Higgins plus active defense,” according to the article.
Congratulation to the Mighty Panthers!
MaxPreps Indiana Team of the Week: Evansville Reitz football
ReitzFootball.com 
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