B.C. Lions

2022 - 10 - 16

Dynamic defence powers B.C. Lions to 40-32 win over Winnipeg ... (CTV News Vancouver)

Rick Campbell was proud of the perseverance his B.C. Lions showed on Saturday. Up against the league-leading Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Lions faltered late ...

The last game of the Prairie Football Conference regular season for the Regina Thunder came with an important message. With less than two weeks until Winnipeg's municipal election, two candidates in the St. Alto garnered 15,090 votes (55.5 per cent), defeating challenger Stephen Andrew who received 9,775 (36 per cent). 2 explosion at the refinery in Come By Chance, N.L., has died, refinery owner Braya Renewables said. But data shows that even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the costs of everyday products and services in Canada have been some of the most expensive in the world. The Lions will take on the Elks in Edmonton on Friday while the Blue Bombers are on their final bye of the season. Leigghio's 52-yard attempt fell shot and Williams collected the ball, returning it for 90 yards. Campbell challenged the play for defensive pass interference and, after a review, officials agreed, handing Winnipeg a 38-yard penalty. Brown sent an arching 22-yard toss to Dalton Schoen, who made a tough catch on the edge of the end zone. Brown found Rasheed Bailey deep in B.C. “And I think what I really need to get better at is getting off my first read and just getting to a check down or something like that. Holding on to the position through the final two games of the regular season would secure B.C.

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Lions show that it's dangerous to Terry and eight other thoughts on ... (3downnation.com)

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers may not have brought their A-team but they fought like the best in the league against the injury-ravaged B.C. Lions on Saturday, ...

However, there was a significant portion of blue in the stands to spoil the Lions’ best-laid plans of lighting the stadium orange. Alexander is the type of defender who routinely plays on the edge and sometimes crosses the line, which I believe was the case here. I thought the ref blew the whistle and you want to take care of the players, you don’t want to get anyone hurt off of some extra stuff,” he said. After gaining a first down and his forward progress was stopped, safety Brandon Alexander slammed the likely CFL all-star to the turf after the whistle. While sitting in something of a grey area, it seemed as though the play met the requirements for unnecessary roughness. There were plenty of mistakes as well, too many missed tackles and a few ill-timed chances, but the big plays were more than enough to make up for it — especially on a night where they were on the field nearly ten minutes longer than their offence. It was one of the few big plays he was able to connect on, as he was consistently out of rhythm and off-target. That changed in a big way when halfback Marcus Sayles broke on an out route after Dru Brown muffed a snap in the first quarter, racing 45 yards to the endzone for a pick-six. It was a move that was apparently pointed out by injured receiver Lucky Whitehead when Winnipeg failed to take advantage of the same loophole earlier in the game and Williams instantly applied it in devastating fashion. That’s the understatement of the year. Every time he touched the ball, he seemed a threat to score as he broke tackles and spun for extra yardage. That’s 341 combined return yards — 75 more than the offence generated in total — though it came without a touchdown to serve as the cherry on top.

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Bomber backups make it interesting (Winnipeg Free Press)

Janarion Grant only needed 32 games to cement himself as the best returner in Blue Bombers history. Grant scored his seventh career return touchdown, a 94-yard ...

He led the team with seven tackles, had a sack, and was crucial in helping the Bombers limit Vernon Adams Jr. The Bombers also had a new face at cornerback with Desmond Lawrence. The unit as a whole gave up three sacks on the night, but with guys moving positions and several new faces on the line, they deserve a passing grade. In his defence, they weren’t easy kicks — his misfires were from 52, 53 and 45 yards out — but when kicking in a dome, you’d like to see your kicker have the leg to strike from that distance. Fortunately for the Bombers, if Kolankowski is hurt — which we won’t know until after the bye week — Couture is back and looked like himself on Saturday. B.C.’s Terry Williams didn’t find the end zone, but he exploded for a total of 341 yards on three punt returns, five kickoff returns, and three missed field goal returns. Everyone was expecting an onside kick to follow, but instead, Liegghio squib kicked the ball down the field and Terry Williams made the intelligent decision to pick the ball up with one foot out of bounds to give the Lions possession at midfield. He picked it up and ended up making the right read with Rasheed Bailey being open, but he took too long to fire it there, leading to Marcus Sayles pouncing on it and returning it 45 yards for a touchdown to put the Lions up 17-10 in the second quarter. He also scored on a kick return against the Lions back in Week 5. Their hunch was spot on as the Bombers, a team that had nothing to play for in the standings, sat several key players, most notably quarterback Zach Collaros, and shot themselves in the foot far too many times to come away with a win. Brown finished the game 28-for-39 for 325 yards and three touchdowns. TJ Lee was there to take it and sprint 102 yards to the end zone to give BC a comfortable 40-24 lead.

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