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Stampeders hand Roughriders first loss

Aug 8, 2008 - 5:40 AM REGINA, Saskatchewan (Ticker) -- Henry Burris ran for one touchdown and threw for another as the Calgary Stampeders opened a big lead and held on for a 30-25 victory Thursday over the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

After falling behind, 4-0, less than 6 1/2 minutes into the game, the Stampeders scored 30 unanswered points to carry a 26-point advantage into the final quarter. The previously unbeaten Roughriders (6-1) rallied for three touchdowns, including two scoring passes by Marcus Crandell, but the defending Grey Cup champions were unable to post their second win over Calgary in as many weeks.

Burris completed 22-of-33 passes for 214 yards with two interceptions. He scored on an 11-yard run at 10:22 of the first quarter that began the Stampeders' outburst and hooked up with Ken-Yon Rambo for a nine-yard TD late in the third to cap it.

Joffrey Reynolds ran for 128 yards and a score while Sandro DeAngelis kicked three field goals, including two of over 40 yards, for Calgary (4-3).

Crandell was 20-of-33 for 259 yards with one interception, Adarius Bowman and Weston Dressler each caught a TD pass and Chris Szarka returned a blocked punt 15 yards for a score for Saskatchewan, which fell to 3-1 at home.