Stampeders clinch playoff spot with win over Eskimos

Oct 24, 2009 - 5:12 AM CALGARY, Alberta (CP) - Joffrey Reynolds led the way for Calgary with two touchdown runs as the Stampeders beat the Edmonton Eskimos 30-7 on Friday night.

Quarterback Henry Burris, who completed 22-of-33 passes for 346 yards, tossed a touchdown to Rob Cote and ran for another.

With the win, the Stampeders (9-6-1) clinched a playoff berth and took over sole possession of first place in the CFL's West Division for the time being.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders (8-6-1) host the B.C. Lions (8-7) on Saturday afternoon.

Romby Bryant hauled in nine catches for 211 yards to help pace the Calgary offence. Burke Dales kicked a pair of singles.

All the Eskimos (7-9) could manage were a pair of field goals and a single from kicker Noel Prefontaine. Edmonton quarterback Ricky Ray went 25-of-40 for 239 yards as the Eskimos finished the season with a 1-3 record against their provincial rivals.

The Eskimos put together a 12-play, 59-yard drive in the first quarter, but had to settle for Prefontaine's 18-yard field goal.

After Dales kicked a 52-yard single early in the second, Prefontaine booted a field goal from 25 yards out to put the Eskimos up 6-1.

Burris then engineered an eight-play, 77-yard drive that culminated with a six-yard TD pass to Cote. On the drive, Romby Bryant made a pair of catches for gains of 20 and 40 yards to get Calgary deep into Edmonton territory.

Dales added a 53-yard single to give the Stamps a 9-6 lead at halftime.

After the Edmonton offence went two-and-out to start the third quarter, the Stamps reeled off a seven-play, 75-yard drive capped off by a 13-yard touchdown run by Reynolds.

The Eskimos then had to settle for a single after Prefontaine missed a 34-yard field goal.

Calgary put the game away in the fourth quarter as Burris plunged across the goal line for a one-yard TD, before Reynolds rumbled for a six-yard score of his own.

NOTES: After going 7-2 at home in 2008, the Stamps finished with a 6-2-1 at McMahon Stadium in 2009. a Reynolds now has 50 career touchdowns (42 rushing, eight receiving) to move him past Willie Burden into sole possession of seventh spot on the all-time Stamps list. He also moved past Lovell Coleman into third place in career Stampeder rushing TDs. a The Eskimos have a 1-4 record in games played on Friday night this year. Their final two games of the campaign with both take place on Friday nights.