Bearcats make errors, but take playoff victory
ORRICK – Happy with the first half. Not so happy with the second half.
Varsity 8-man football coach Kirk Thacker and Orrick junior Zander Stevinson agreed that summarized the Bearcats’ 60-22 Nov. 5 home victory over Southwest of Livingston County/Hale/Tina-Avalon in the District 3 Tournament.
“We got too comfortable and already thought that we were going to win, so we just tried to coast through, instead of giving it (our) all,” Stevinson said.
The Bearcats, 7-2, got comfortable after rolling to a 40-0 halftime lead. They scored on all six first-half possessions.
Defensively, the Bearcats produced two first-half turnovers – both interceptions. Late in the first quarter, Stevinson picked off a pass to set up senior Blake Buchanan’s 15-yard TD pass to senior Chanler Woods to help the Bearcats take a 20-0 lead into the second quarter. Playing at defensive back, Buchanan intercepted a secondquarter pass, lateraling to Stevinson for a return that set up the 4-yard TD run by sophomore…