The Bearcats played what Orrick coach

Kirk Thacker called “a wakeup game – or should’ve been a wakeup game” on Sept. 9, when they hosted Concordia in varsity 8-man football.

After one quarter, Orrick trailed Concordia 14-0, Thacker recalled Monday by phone. That wakeup call prompted the Bearcats to answer with a 16-0 second quarter and outscore the Orioles 36-14 for a 52-28 Central River Conference I-70 Division win.

“They came out hard and they outdid us, intensity-wise, that first half,” said Thacker, a 1987 Richmond High School graduate.

The Bearcats remained undefeated entering their meeting Friday with Braymer/Breckenridge at Braymer. Thacker has “a very healthy fear of Braymer, especially after what happened … (last) week,” he said.

Orrick will need to play its “‘A’ game,” particularly on defense, to defeat the Bobcats, according to Thacker.

“They have a very, very good quarterback,” he said. “They have some very talented receivers, and they can put a bunch of points up very quickly on…