Oct 4, 2008 - 12:27 AM
0 shoutsTORONTO (Ticker) -- Buck Pierce threw two touchdown passes as the BC Lions clinched a playoff berth with a 24-20 victory over the Toronto Argonauts on Friday.
Charles Roberts added a one-yard touchdown plunge for the Lions (9-5), who will be joined in Grey Cup Playoffs by the Calgary Stampeders. Calgary punched its ticket to the postseason with Toronto's loss.
It will be the 12th straight playoff berth for BC, which took a 24-17 lead after three quarters thanks to Pierce's 13-yard connection with O'Neil Wilson in the first quarter, Roberts' run in the second quarter, and Pierce's 10-yard strike to running back Stefan Logan in third. Pierce's toss to Logan capped the scoring for the Lions.
Pierce was 15-of-22 for 169 yards. Logan had 18 carries for 144 yards for BC, which racked up 394 yards of total offense. Roberts ran for 19 yards on five carries, including his short TD run.
Former NFL kicker Mike Vanderjagt booted two field goals for Toronto (4-10), which is out of playoff contention.
From the Bleachers
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BC: 24
TORONTO: 20
Final
Oct 3 9:58 PM -
CFL
FG TOR
MIKE VANDERJAGT 38 YD
BC 24
TORONTO 20 3:34 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Oct 3 9:42 PM -
BC: 24
TORONTO: 17
End of 3rd
Oct 3 9:17 PM -
CFL
TD BCL
STEFAN LOGAN 10 YD PASS FROM BUCK PIERCE
(PAUL MCCALLUM KICK)
BC 24
TORONTO 17 4:08 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Oct 3 9:06 PM -
CFL
FG TOR
MIKE VANDERJAGT 28 YD
BC 17
TORONTO 17 8:36 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Oct 3 8:58 PM -
BC: 17
TORONTO: 14
Halftime
Oct 3 8:27 PM -
CFL
TD TOR
JAMAL ROBERTSON 48 YD RUN
(MIKE VANDERJAGT KICK)
BC 17
TORONTO 14 2:52 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 3 8:12 PM -
CFL
TD BCL
CHARLES ROBERTS 2 YD RUN
(PAUL MCCALLUM KICK)
BC 17
TORONTO 7 9:19 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 3 7:55 PM -
CFL
TD TOR
JAMAL ROBERTSON 75 YD RUN
(MIKE VANDERJAGT KICK)
BC 10
TORONTO 7 13:14 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 3 7:49 PM -
CFL
FG BCL
PAUL MCCALLUM 18 YD
BC 10
TORONTO 0 13:36 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 3 7:44 PM -
BC: 7
TORONTO: 0
End of 1st
Oct 3 7:39 PM -
CFL
TD BCL
O'NEIL WILSON 13 YD PASS FROM BUCK PIERCE
(PAUL MCCALLUM KICK)
BC 7
TORONTO 0 11:11 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Oct 3 7:15 PM
