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Reitz won its first regional championship since 1981 last season. The path to repeating starts with a talented junior class. Kierstyn Kaiser and Rhyan Wagner on the Panthers:
Evansville Reitz (9-1) at Heritage Hills (8-2)
A heavyweight postseason clash is set as the Evansville Reitz Panthers travel to face the Heritage Hills Patriots. This matchup marks just the second time these two powerhouse programs have met on the gridiron. Their inaugural showdown came in last year's second round, where the Patriots secured a decisive 31-14 victory at "The Jungle."
This game features two of the most storied football traditions in Southwestern Indiana. Reitz enters the contest boasting 17 sectional titles, tying them with Memorial for the second-most in the area. Heritage Hills is right on their heels with 16 sectional titles, knotted with Castle for the fourth-most in the area.
Expect a high-scoring, hard-hitting battle between two explosive offenses and dominant defenses:
Heritage Hills Patriots: Lighting up the scoreboard with 43.4 points per game while stifling opponents to just 12.1 points per game.
Evansville Reitz Panthers: Countering with an electric 41.7 points per game while surrendering only 15.1 points per game.
Indiana Football Coaches Association (IFCA) Final Regular Season Poll
6A: Brownsburg
5A: Cathedral
4A: Bishop Dwenger
3A: Evansville Memorial
2A: South Putnam
1A: Riverton Parke