Jun 28, 2008 - 11:25 PM
0 shoutsREGINA, Saskatchewan (Ticker) -- Marcus Crandel threw a pair of scores and Wes Cates rushed for two touchdowns as the defending Grey Cup Champion Saskatchewan Roughriders opened their season with a 34-13 thrashing of the Edmonton Eskimos on Saturday.
Crandel completed 19-of-29 passes for 278 yards, connected with D.J. Flick and Adarius Bowman for scores. He also threw a pair of interceptions. Flick caught a 33-yard score in the first that put the Roughriders ahead, 6-3.
Cates carried 14 times for 86 yards and scored from 10 yards out with 9:01 left in the third quarter to give Saskatchewan the lead for good at 15-10. Bowman's 73-yard touchdown catch made it 27-13 with 8:06 remaining in the game and Cates added another 12-yard TD run with 2:14 left.
Ricky Ray completed 25-of-39 passes for 249 yards with one interception and Noel Prefontaine kicked three field goals for Edmonton (0-1).
From the Bleachers
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EDMONTON: 13
SASKATCHEWAN: 34
Final
Jun 28 10:33 PM -
CFL
TD SAS
WES CATES 12 YD RUN
(LUCA CONGI KICK)
EDMONTON 13
SASKATCHEWAN 34 2:04 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Jun 28 10:24 PM -
CFL
TD SAS
ADARIUS BOWMAN 73 YD PASS FROM MARCUS CRANDELL
(LUCA CONGI KICK)
EDMONTON 13
SASKATCHEWAN 27 6:54 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Jun 28 10:12 PM -
CFL
FG SAS
LUCA CONGI 36 YD
EDMONTON 13
SASKATCHEWAN 20 8:19 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Jun 28 10:06 PM -
CFL
SINGLE SAS
JAMIE BOREHAM 59 YD OFF A PUNT
EDMONTON 13
SASKATCHEWAN 17 13:36 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Jun 28 9:54 PM -
EDMONTON: 13
SASKATCHEWAN: 16
End of 3rd
Jun 28 9:46 PM -
CFL
FG EDM
NOEL PREFONTAINE 54 YD
EDMONTON 13
SASKATCHEWAN 16 1:15 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Jun 28 9:43 PM -
CFL
TD SAS
WES CATES 10 YD RUN
(LUCA CONGI KICK)
EDMONTON 10
SASKATCHEWAN 16 5:59 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Jun 28 9:33 PM -
CFL
FG EDM
NOEL PREFONTAINE 21 YD
EDMONTON 10
SASKATCHEWAN 9 10:40 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Jun 28 9:18 PM -
EDMONTON: 7
SASKATCHEWAN: 9
Halftime
Jun 28 8:53 PM -
CFL
SINGLE EDM
NOEL PREFONTAINE 45 YD OFF A MISSED FIELD GOAL
EDMONTON 7
SASKATCHEWAN 9 0:04 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Jun 28 8:53 PM -
CFL
SAFETY SAS
BALL THROUGH END ZONE
EDMONTON 6
SASKATCHEWAN 9 1:22 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Jun 28 8:46 PM -
CFL
FG EDM
NOEL PREFONTAINE 14 YD
EDMONTON 6
SASKATCHEWAN 7 7:14 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Jun 28 8:20 PM -
EDMONTON: 3
SASKATCHEWAN: 7
End of 1st
Jun 28 8:07 PM -
CFL
TD SAS
D.J. FLICK 33 YD PASS FROM MARCUS CRANDELL
(LUCA CONGI KICK)
EDMONTON 3
SASKATCHEWAN 7 3:11 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Jun 28 7:58 PM -
CFL
FG EDM
NOEL PREFONTAINE 15 YD
EDMONTON 3
SASKATCHEWAN 0 8:09 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Jun 28 7:49 PM
