Aug 22, 2008 - 2:32 AM
0 shoutsEDMONTON, Alberta (Ticker) -- A.J. Harris rushed for 189 yards and a touchdown on Thursday, propelling the Edmonton Eskimos to a 27-10 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
After the Roughriders stormed out to a 10-0 lead midway through the opening quarter, the Eskimos started their run of 27 unanswered points as time expired in the first with a 36-yard scamper into the end zone by Harris.
Following a stop on the next possession, Edmonton capped a 72-yard drive with an eight-yard TD pass from Ricky Ray to Kamau Peterson, putting the Eskimos ahead for good, 14-10.
Noel Prefontaine kicked a nine-yard field goal for a 17-10 advantage at the half before converting a 42-yard attempt early in the third quarter to double the lead.
After recording a single early in the final quarter, Prefontaine capped the scoring with field goals of 33 and 12 yards to account for the final score.
It was the second loss in a row after a perfect 6-0 start for Saskatchewan (6-2), which is just one game in front of Edmonton (5-3) in the West Division.
Ray finished 17-of-26 for 195 yards and an interception, while Marcus Crandell went 7-of-24 for 134 yards and a score for the Roughriders.
From the Bleachers
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SASKATCHEWAN: 10
EDMONTON: 27
Final
Aug 22 12:03 AM -
CFL
FG EDM
NOEL PREFONTAINE 12 YD
SASKATCHEWAN 10
EDMONTON 27 3:27 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Aug 21 11:44 PM -
CFL
FG EDM
NOEL PREFONTAINE 33 YD
SASKATCHEWAN 10
EDMONTON 24 11:50 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Aug 21 11:28 PM -
CFL
SINGLE EDM
NOEL PREFONTAINE 48 YD OFF A MISSED FIELD GOAL
SASKATCHEWAN 10
EDMONTON 21 14:49 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Aug 21 11:26 PM -
SASKATCHEWAN: 10
EDMONTON: 20
End of 3rd
Aug 21 11:17 PM -
CFL
FG EDM
NOEL PREFONTAINE 42 YD
SASKATCHEWAN 10
EDMONTON 20 6:01 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Aug 21 11:06 PM -
SASKATCHEWAN: 10
EDMONTON: 17
Halftime
Aug 21 10:28 PM -
CFL
FG EDM
NOEL PREFONTAINE 9 YD
SASKATCHEWAN 10
EDMONTON 17 0:37 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Aug 21 10:25 PM -
CFL
TD EDM
KAMAU PETERSON 8 YD PASS FROM RICKY RAY
(NOEL PREFONTAINE KICK)
SASKATCHEWAN 10
EDMONTON 14 6:35 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Aug 21 10:07 PM -
SASKATCHEWAN: 10
EDMONTON: 7
End of 1st
Aug 21 9:44 PM -
CFL
TD EDM
A.J. HARRIS 36 YD RUN
(NOEL PREFONTAINE KICK)
SASKATCHEWAN 10
EDMONTON 7 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Aug 21 9:44 PM -
CFL
SINGLE SAS
JAMIE BOREHAM 91 YD OFF A KICKOFF
SASKATCHEWAN 10
EDMONTON 0 7:47 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Aug 21 9:30 PM -
CFL
TD SAS
WESTON DRESSLER 35 YD PASS FROM MARCUS CRANDELL
(LUCA CONGI KICK)
SASKATCHEWAN 9
EDMONTON 0 8:13 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Aug 21 9:28 PM -
CFL
SAFETY SAS
BALL THROUGH END ZONE
SASKATCHEWAN 2
EDMONTON 0 9:47 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Aug 21 9:23 PM
