GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: CFL: SASKATCHEWAN at BC

CFL: SASKATCHEWAN at BC

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CFL PLAYOFFS

FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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SASKATCHEWAN 10 3 13 0 26
BC 7 3 7 0 17 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: SAS - TD, ANDY FANTUZ 13 YD PASS FROM KERRY
JOSEPH (LUCA CONGI KICK), 8:07.
SASKATCHEWAN 7-0
BCL - TD, JOE SMITH 1 YD RUN (PAUL MCCALLUM
KICK), 13:43. SASKATCHEWAN 7-7
SAS - FG, LUCA CONGI 37 YD, 10:49.
SASKATCHEWAN 10-7
2ND QUARTER: BCL - FG, PAUL MCCALLUM 45 YD, 5:15.
SASKATCHEWAN 10-10
SAS - FG, LUCA CONGI 23 YD, 9:45.
SASKATCHEWAN 13-10
3RD QUARTER: SAS - TD, NEAL HUGHES 2 YD PASS FROM KERRY
JOSEPH (LUCA CONGI KICK), 7:09.
SASKATCHEWAN 20-10
SAS - FG, LUCA CONGI 33 YD, 9:45.
SASKATCHEWAN 23-10
BCL - TD, GEROY SIMON 11 YD PASS FROM DAVE
DICKENSON (PAUL MCCALLUM KICK),
10:16. SASKATCHEWAN 23-17
SAS - FG, LUCA CONGI 36 YD, 14:32.
SASKATCHEWAN 26-17
4TH QUARTER: NONE

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CFL: SASKATCHEWAN at BC

<div class="pre">PLAYOFFS

CFL PLAYOFFS

FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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SASKATCHEWAN 10 3 13 0 26
BC 7 3 7 0 17 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: SAS - TD, ANDY FANTUZ 13 YD PASS FROM KERRY
JOSEPH (LUCA CONGI KICK), 8:07.
SASKATCHEWAN 7-0
BCL - TD, JOE SMITH 1 YD RUN (PAUL MCCALLUM
KICK), 13:43. SASKATCHEWAN 7-7
SAS - FG, LUCA CONGI 37 YD, 10:49.
SASKATCHEWAN 10-7
2ND QUARTER: BCL - FG, PAUL MCCALLUM 45 YD, 5:15.
SASKATCHEWAN 10-10
SAS - FG, LUCA CONGI 23 YD, 9:45.
SASKATCHEWAN 13-10
3RD QUARTER: SAS - TD, NEAL HUGHES 2 YD PASS FROM KERRY
JOSEPH (LUCA CONGI KICK), 7:09.
SASKATCHEWAN 20-10
SAS - FG, LUCA CONGI 33 YD, 9:45.
SASKATCHEWAN 23-10
BCL - TD, GEROY SIMON 11 YD PASS FROM DAVE
DICKENSON (PAUL MCCALLUM KICK),
10:16. SASKATCHEWAN 23-17
SAS - FG, LUCA CONGI 36 YD, 14:32.
SASKATCHEWAN 26-17
4TH QUARTER: NONE

ATT: 54,712

SASKATCHEWAN (26) AT BC (17) - STATISTICS

SAS BCL
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FIRST DOWNS 18 13
RUSHES-YARDS 18-112 10-38
NET PASSING YARDS 177 119
YARDS LOST 32 60
TOTAL OFFENSE 289 157
PASSES 18-35-0 17-31-2
SACKS BY-YARDS 7-0 5-0
PUNTS 9-74.0 10-99.0
FUMBLES-LOST 1-0 2-2
PENALTIES-YARDS 10-88 10-48
TIME OF POSSESSION 36:24 23:36


INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

RUSHING: SAS - W CATES 12-70, K JOSEPH 5-43, C HOLMES 1-MINUS 1;
BCL - J SMITH 8-35, I SMART 1-2, J JACKSON 1-1.
PASSING: SAS - K JOSEPH 18-35-0-209; BCL - D DICKENSON
14-19-0-128, J JACKSON 3-12-2-51.
RECEIVING: SAS - A FANTUZ 6-66, C GRANT 3-33, M PALMER 2-55, D
FLICK 2-34, W CATES 2-6, Y MURPHY 1-8, C HOLMES 1-5, N
HUGHES 1-2; BCL - G SIMON 5-50, J SMITH 5-41, J JACKSON
3-34, J CLERMONT 2-28, C RODGERS 2-26.</div>

 

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) -- Kerry Joseph threw twotouchdown passes on Sunday as the Saskatchewan Roughridersdefeated the B.C. Lions, 26-17, in the CFL's West final andadvanced to the Grey Cup.


Saskatchewan, which finished second in the West behind defendingGrey Cup champion B.C., scored 16 points off turnovers and LucaCongi kicked four field goals as the Roughriders advanced tothe CFL championship for the first time since 1997.

Saskatchewan recorded seven sacks, two fumble recoveries and twointerceptions. The Roughriders will face the Winnipeg BlueBombers in next Sunday's title game in Toronto. The Blue Bombersbeat the Toronto Argonauts, 19-9, in the East final.

Joseph connected with Andy Fantuz for a 13-yard touchdown in thefirst quarter, then found Neal Hughes alone for a 2-yard tossin the third. Congi kicked field goals of 37, 33, 26 and 23yards.


Joe Smith scored on a 1-yard run, backup quarterback DaveDickenson threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Geroy Simon andPaul McCallum kicked a 45-yard field goal for the Lions.

It was the fourth meeting of the season between the two teamswith the visiting team winning each time. Saskatchewan last wonthe Grey Cup in 1989, defeating Hamilton, 43-40, in Toronto.