Final
Balanced attack pushes Roughriders past Lions
Jul 5, 2008 - 6:19 AM VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) -- The Saskatchewan Roughriders used a balanced offensive to forge a 26-16 victory over the B.C. Lions on Friday night.Wes Cates rushed for 83 yards on 16 carries and scored a touchdown to lead a Roughriders' rushing attack that racked up 128 total yards.
Quarterbacks Darian Durant, Steven Jyles and Marcus Crandell combined to complete 13-of-24 passes for 129 yards and one score for defending Grey Cup champion Saskatchewan (2-0), which has opened the season with two straight wins.
Trailing 14-10 at the half, the Roughriders held the Lions scoreless after emerging from the locker rooms.
Luca Congi converted three field goals while Saskatchewan added a safety and Cates' 15-yard TD scamper in the second half.
Running back Joe Smith scored a pair of touchdowns in the second quarter for the Lions (2-2), who had six sacks in the game - four by Cameron Wake - but committed four turnovers in the loss.
- CFL
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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SASKATCHEWAN 3 7 3 13 26
BC 1 13 2 0 16 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: SAS - FG, LUCA CONGI 11 YD, 8:23.
SASKATCHEWAN 3-0
BCL - SINGLE, PAUL MCCALLUM 44 YD OFF A KICKOFF
9:51. SASKATCHEWAN 3-1
2ND QUARTER: BCL - TD, JOE SMITH 1 YD RUN (PAUL MCCALLUM
KICK), 2:26.
Jul 5 1:19 AM - CFL
FG SAS
LUCA CONGI 27 YD
SASKATCHEWAN 26
BC 16 4:35 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Roughriders 26, Lions 16 4th - 4:35Jul 5 1:04 AM - CFL
TD SAS
WES CATES 15 YD RUN
(LUCA CONGI KICK)
SASKATCHEWAN 23
BC 16 8:38 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Roughriders 23, Lions 16 4th - 8:38Jul 5 12:58 AM - CFL
FG SAS
LUCA CONGI 32 YD
SASKATCHEWAN 16
BC 16 12:12 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Roughriders 16, Lions 16 4th - 12:12Jul 5 12:43 AM - CFL
END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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SASKATCHEWAN 3 7 3 13
BC 1 13 2 16 END, 3RD QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: SAS - FG, LUCA CONGI 11 YD, 8:23.
SASKATCHEWAN 3-0
BCL - SINGLE, PAUL MCCALLUM 44 YD OFF A KICKOFF
9:51. SASKATCHEWAN 3-1
2ND QUARTER: BCL - TD, JOE SMITH 1 YD RUN (PAUL MCCALLUM
KICK)
Jul 5 12:36 AM - CFL
SAFETY BCL
JAMIE BOREHAM RAN OUT OF END ZONE
SASKATCHEWAN 13
BC 16 1:58 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Roughriders 13, Lions 16 3rd - 1:58Jul 5 12:35 AM - CFL
FG SAS
LUCA CONGI 41 YD
SASKATCHEWAN 13
BC 14 7:55 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Roughriders 13, Lions 14 3rd - 7:55Jul 5 12:08 AM - CFL
HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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SASKATCHEWAN 3 7 10
BC 1 13 14 HALFTIME
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: SAS - FG, LUCA CONGI 11 YD, 8:23.
SASKATCHEWAN 3-0
BCL - SINGLE, PAUL MCCALLUM 44 YD OFF A KICKOFF
9:51. SASKATCHEWAN 3-1
2ND QUARTER: BCL - TD, JOE SMITH 1 YD RUN (PAUL MCCALLUM
KICK), 2:
Jul 4 11:40 PM - CFL
TD BCL
JOE SMITH 1 YD RUN
(TWO-POINT CONVERSION FAILED)
SASKATCHEWAN 10
BC 14 0:25 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Roughriders 10, Lions 14 2nd - 0:25Jul 4 11:39 PM - CFL
TD SAS
ANDY FANTUZ 10 YD PASS FROM STEVEN JYLES
(LUCA CONGI KICK)
SASKATCHEWAN 10
BC 8 5:55 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Roughriders 10, Lions 8 2nd - 5:55Jul 4 11:17 PM - CFL
TD BCL
JOE SMITH 1 YD RUN
(PAUL MCCALLUM KICK)
SASKATCHEWAN 3
BC 8 12:34 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Roughriders 3, Lions 8 2nd - 12:34Jul 4 10:55 PM - CFL
END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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SASKATCHEWAN 3 3
BC 1 1 END, 1ST QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: SAS - FG, LUCA CONGI 11 YD, 8:23.
SASKATCHEWAN 3-0
BCL - SINGLE, PAUL MCCALLUM 44 YD OFF A KICKOFF
9:51. SASKATCHEWAN 3-1
Jul 4 10:46 PM - CFL
SINGLE BCL
PAUL MCCALLUM 44 YD OFF A KICKOFF
SASKATCHEWAN 3
BC 1 5:09 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Roughriders 3, Lions 1 1st - 5:09Jul 4 10:42 PM - CFL
FG SAS
LUCA CONGI 11 YD
SASKATCHEWAN 3
BC 0 6:37 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Roughriders 3, Lions 0 1st - 6:37Jul 4 10:42 PM
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