Final
Lions tame Eskimos in wild battle
Aug 9, 2008 - 7:49 AM VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) -- The B.C. Lions outlasted Ricky Ray and the Edmonton Eskimos, 40-34, in a wild CFL battle on Friday.Jarious Jackson was in charge of an offensive outburst in the first half that saw B.C. put up 28 points. Jackson threw three touchdown passes and B.C. needed each one as it led after 30 minutes, 28-27.
The defenses tightened up a bit in the second half. The difference proved to be Rolly Lumbala's one-yard run in the fourth quarter.
Jackson was 11-for-24, 150 yards and the three TDs. However, he was pulled in the third quarter after throwing an end-zone interception to Siddeeq Shabazz. Buck Pierce replaced Jackson and went 5-for-10 for 53 yards.
On the other side, Ray was dazzling for the Eskimos. Ray connected on 30-of-44 passes for 436 yards and four touchdowns.
He did throw two interceptions, the last coming with 11 seconds to play when Dante Marsh picked off a pass to seal the Lions' victory.
The Lions and Eskimos are 4-3 and in a three-way tie with the Calgary Stampeders for second place behind the Saskatchewan Roughriders, who are 6-1.
- CFL
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
EDMONTON 10 17 0 7 34
BC 14 14 4 8 40 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: EDM - TD, KELLY CAMPBELL 16 YD PASS FROM
RICKY RAY (NOEL PREFONTAINE KICK),
2:43. EDMONTON 7-0
EDM - FG, NOEL PREFONTAINE 23 YD, 8:23.
EDMONTON 10-0
BCL - TD, STEFAN LOGAN 5 YD PASS FROM JARI
Aug 9 1:59 AM - CFL
TD EDM
KAMAU PETERSON 7 YD PASS FROM RICKY RAY
(NOEL PREFONTAINE KICK)
EDMONTON 34
BC 40 7:14 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Elks 34, Lions 40 4th - 7:14Aug 9 1:40 AM - CFL
SINGLE BCL
PAUL MCCALLUM 46 YD OFF A PUNT
EDMONTON 27
BC 40 9:51 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Elks 27, Lions 40 4th - 9:51Aug 9 1:31 AM - CFL
TD BCL
ROLLY LUMBALA 1 YD RUN
(PAUL MCCALLUM KICK)
EDMONTON 27
BC 39 14:42 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Elks 27, Lions 39 4th - 14:42Aug 9 1:17 AM - CFL
END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
EDMONTON 10 17 0 27
BC 14 14 4 32 END, 3RD QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: EDM - TD, KELLY CAMPBELL 16 YD PASS FROM
RICKY RAY (NOEL PREFONTAINE KICK),
2:43. EDMONTON 7-0
EDM - FG, NOEL PREFONTAINE 23 YD, 8:23.
EDMONTON 10-0
BCL - TD, STEFAN LOGAN 5 YD PASS FR
Aug 9 1:12 AM - CFL
SINGLE BCL
PAUL MCCALLUM 48 YD OFF A PUNT
EDMONTON 27
BC 32 5:02 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Elks 27, Lions 32 3rd - 5:02Aug 9 1:01 AM - CFL
FG BCL
PAUL MCCALLUM 45 YD
EDMONTON 27
BC 31 12:58 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Elks 27, Lions 31 3rd - 12:58Aug 9 12:33 AM - CFL
SINGLE EDM
NOEL PREFONTAINE 50 YD OFF A PUNT
EDMONTON 27
BC 28 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Elks 27, Lions 28 HalfAug 9 12:15 AM - CFL
TD EDM
FRED STAMPS 28 YD PASS FROM RICKY RAY
(NOEL PREFONTAINE KICK)
EDMONTON 26
BC 28 2:35 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Elks 26, Lions 28 2nd - 2:35Aug 9 12:01 AM - CFL
SAFETY EDM
PAUL MCCALLUM RAN OUT OF END ZONE
EDMONTON 19
BC 28 4:48 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Elks 19, Lions 28 2nd - 4:48Aug 8 11:54 PM - CFL
TD BCL
JASON CLERMONT 15 YD PASS FROM JARIOUS JACKSON
(PAUL MCCALLUM KICK)
EDMONTON 17
BC 28 8:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Elks 17, Lions 28 2nd - 8:00Aug 8 11:45 PM - CFL
TD BCL
JASON CLERMONT 19 YD PASS FROM JARIOUS JACKSON
(PAUL MCCALLUM KICK)
EDMONTON 17
BC 21 10:43 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Elks 17, Lions 21 2nd - 10:43Aug 8 11:35 PM - CFL
TD EDM
KAMAU PETERSON 8 YD PASS FROM RICKY RAY
(NOEL PREFONTAINE KICK)
EDMONTON 17
BC 14 13:45 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Elks 17, Lions 14 2nd - 13:45Aug 8 11:26 PM - CFL
END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
EDMONTON 10 10
BC 14 14 END, 1ST QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: EDM - TD, KELLY CAMPBELL 16 YD PASS FROM
RICKY RAY (NOEL PREFONTAINE KICK),
2:43. EDMONTON 7-0
EDM - FG, NOEL PREFONTAINE 23 YD, 8:23.
EDMONTON 10-0
BCL - TD, STEFAN LOGAN 5 YD PASS FR
Aug 8 11:18 PM - CFL
TD BCL
RICKY FOLEY 30 YD FUMBLE RETURN
(PAUL MCCALLUM KICK)
EDMONTON 10
BC 14 3:21 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Elks 10, Lions 14 1st - 3:21Aug 8 11:18 PM - CFL
TD BCL
STEFAN LOGAN 5 YD PASS FROM JARIOUS JACKSON
(PAUL MCCALLUM KICK)
EDMONTON 10
BC 7 4:53 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Elks 10, Lions 7 1st - 4:53Aug 8 11:06 PM - CFL
FG EDM
NOEL PREFONTAINE 23 YD
EDMONTON 10
BC 0 6:37 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Elks 10, Lions 0 1st - 6:37Aug 8 10:55 PM - CFL
TD EDM
KELLY CAMPBELL 16 YD PASS FROM RICKY RAY
(NOEL PREFONTAINE KICK)
EDMONTON 7
BC 0 12:17 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Elks 7, Lions 0 1st - 12:17Aug 8 10:44 PM
Related News
- Argos cruise to season-opening win behind Harris Jun 27
- Eskimos and Argonauts square off in season opener Jun 24
- Eskimos QB White retires Mar 19
- Alouettes acquire Stamps from Eskimos Jan 16
- Lions introduce Tedford as new head coach Dec 19
- Mitchell, Stampeders trounce Eskimos to reach Grey Cup Nov 23
- Lions part ways with coach Benevides Nov 20
- Western Division Final pits Eskimos against Stampeders Nov 19
- Eskimos' White, Lawrence among CFL's best Nov 18
- Eskimos defeat Roughriders to reach Western final Nov 16
- Montreal crushes BC in division semifinal Nov 16
- Western Division Semifinal pits Riders against Eskimos Nov 12