Calgary clobbers Esks
Calgary, AB (Sports Network) - Joffrey Reynolds ran 21 times for 116 yards and a score and added three receptions for 58 yards, as the Calgary Stampeders pummeled the Edmonton Eskimos, 32-8.
Henry Burris threw for 285 yards and a touchdown on 19-of-27 passing for Calgary (5-4), which has won two in a row. Burris also had an interception and ran six times for 41 yards. Jeremaine Copeland added five receptions for 99 yards and a TD in the win.
Ricky Ray threw for 274 yards and a touchdown to Maurice Mann on 27-of-39 efficiency, but Edmonton (5-4) accumulated just 53 yards rushing as its two- game win streak was broken.
Mann had 87 yards total on eight catches.
Sandro DeAngelis' 10-yard field goal provided the only points of the first quarter.
But after Noel Prefontaine's single, off a missed field goal, with under 10 minutes to play in the second stanza got Edmonton on the board, the Stampeders poured on the points.
On the next drive after Prefontaine's single, Burris completed a 30-yard pass to Copeland that got Calgary to the Edmonton 17. Burris then found Ryan Thelwell for 11 yards, and Reynolds ran for five. On the next play, Reynolds plunged one yard into the end zone.
The Esks fumbled on their next drive and Calgary recovered, then converted it into another score. Taking over near midfield, it was quick work for the Stampeders, and Jon Cornish did most of it with a 28-yard TD dash with a minute and a half to play.
Prefontaine missed another field goal that resulted in a single with only seconds to play, making it a 17-2 game at halftime.
Calgary continued to dominate in the second half, getting a 21-yard TD completion from Burris to Copeland, as well as a safety. DeAngelis' 44-yarder shortly into the fourth quarter gave the Stampeders a 29-2 advantage.
Ray's seven-yard scoring throw to Mann with 2:31 remaining in the contest gave the Esks their only touchdown, though they failed on a two-point conversion. DeAngelis' 23-yarder in the final minute completed the scoring.
Game Notes
These teams meet again Friday. Edmonton won the first matchup between the clubs, 38-35, at home...Thelwell finished with six catches for 74 yards...Arkee Whitlock led Edmonton with 36 rushing yards.
