Final
Burris buoys Stampeders past Eskimos
Jan 9, 2008 - 5:38 PM CALGARY, Alberta (Ticker) -- Quarterback Henry Burris tossed four touchdown passes to lift the Calgary Stampeders to a 35-24 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos in the annual Labor Day Classic on Monday.Burris, who was 23-of-33 for 382 yards, tossed two touchdowns apiece to Ryan Thelwell and Ken-Yon Rambo.
Thelwell finished with a team-high seven receptions for 199 yards while Rambo had four catches for 82 yards for Calgary (4-4-1).
Edmonton (3-5-1) led 21-15 at halftime, but Burris erased the deficit with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Rambo four minutes into the third quarter.
Three minutes later, Burris found Thelwell for a 58-yard score to give the Stampeders a 29-21 lead.
Eskimos quarterback Ricky Ray finished 19-of-25 for 260 yards and a touchdown. His 28-yard scoring strike to Trevor Gaylor gave Edmonton a 15-7 lead midway through the second quarter.
- CFL
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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EDMONTON 8 13 0 3 24
CALGARY 7 8 14 6 35 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: EDM - TD, TYLER EBELL 21 YD RUN (SEAN FLEMING
KICK), 4:50. EDMONTON 7-0
EDM - SINGLE, SEAN FLEMING 60 YD OFF A PUNT 8:17.
EDMONTON 8-0
CGY - TD, RYAN THELWELL 7 YD PASS FROM HENRY
BURRIS (SANDR
Sep 3 7:10 PM - CFL
FG CGY
SANDRO DEANGELIS 30 YD
EDMONTON 24
CALGARY 35 3:39 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Elks vs. StampedersSep 3 6:46 PM - CFL
FG EDM
SEAN FLEMING 48 YD
EDMONTON 24
CALGARY 32 10:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Elks vs. StampedersSep 3 6:35 PM - CFL
FG CGY
SANDRO DEANGELIS 33 YD
EDMONTON 21
CALGARY 32 13:46 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Elks vs. StampedersSep 3 6:27 PM - CFL
TD CGY
RYAN THELWELL 57 YD PASS FROM HENRY BURRIS
(SANDRO DEANGELIS KICK)
EDMONTON 21
CALGARY 29 5:46 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Elks vs. StampedersSep 3 6:07 PM - CFL
TD CGY
KEN-YON RAMBO 14 YD PASS FROM HENRY BURRIS
(SANDRO DEANGELIS KICK)
EDMONTON 21
CALGARY 22 10:27 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Elks vs. StampedersSep 3 5:58 PM - CFL
FG EDM
SEAN FLEMING 22 YD
EDMONTON 21
CALGARY 15 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Sep 3 5:31 PM - CFL
TD CGY
KEN-YON RAMBO 9 YD PASS FROM HENRY BURRIS
(SANDRO DEANGELIS KICK)
EDMONTON 18
CALGARY 15 2:08 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Elks vs. StampedersSep 3 5:16 PM - CFL
SINGLE CGY
DUNCAN O'MAHONY 65 YD OFF A PUNT
EDMONTON 18
CALGARY 8 6:17 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Elks vs. StampedersSep 3 5:02 PM - CFL
TD EDM
TREVOR GAYLOR 28 YD PASS FROM RICKY RAY
(SEAN FLEMING KICK)
EDMONTON 15
CALGARY 7 12:24 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Elks vs. StampedersSep 3 4:47 PM - CFL
END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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EDMONTON 8 8
CALGARY 7 7 END, 1ST QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: EDM - TD, TYLER EBELL 21 YD RUN (SEAN FLEMING
KICK), 4:50. EDMONTON 7-0
EDM - SINGLE, SEAN FLEMING 60 YD OFF A PUNT 8:17.
EDMONTON 8-0
CGY - TD, RYAN THELWELL 7 YD PASS FROM HENRY
BURRIS
Sep 3 4:42 PM - CFL
TD CGY
RYAN THELWELL 7 YD PASS FROM HENRY BURRIS
(SANDRO DEANGELIS KICK)
EDMONTON 8
CALGARY 7 1:13 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Elks vs. StampedersSep 3 4:36 PM - CFL
SINGLE EDM
SEAN FLEMING 60 YD OFF A PUNT
EDMONTON 8
CALGARY 0 6:43 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Elks vs. StampedersSep 3 4:28 PM - CFL
TD EDM
TYLER EBELL 21 YD RUN
(SEAN FLEMING KICK)
EDMONTON 7
CALGARY 0 10:10 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Elks vs. StampedersSep 3 4:18 PM
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