Sep 14, 2008 - 2:53 AM
0 shoutsVANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) -- Buck Pierce tossed fourth-quarter touchdown passes to Paris Jackson and Geroy Simon to propel the B.C. Lions to a 28-23 triumph over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday at BC Place.
Pierce, who finished 18-of-33 for 336 yards, found Simon on a 77-yard scoring strike with 3:24 remaining to give the Lions a 28-16 advantage.
The quarterback had hit Jackson for a 43-yard touchdown pass 19 seconds into the fourth quarter.
Wes Cates ran in from a yard out with 1:46 remaining to cut the deficit to five for the Roughriders (8-3), who dropped their third consecutive decision to a division foe.
Saskatchewan quarterback Michael Bishop completed 16-of-29 passes for 298 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
From the Bleachers
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SASKATCHEWAN: 23
BC: 28
Final
Sep 14 1:13 AM -
CFL
TD SAS
WES CATES 1 YD RUN
(LUCA CONGI KICK)
SASKATCHEWAN 23
BC 28 1:46 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Sep 14 1:02 AM -
CFL
TD BCL
GEROY SIMON 77 YD PASS FROM BUCK PIERCE
(PAUL MCCALLUM KICK)
SASKATCHEWAN 16
BC 28 3:24 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Sep 14 12:50 AM -
CFL
TD SAS
ADAM NICOLSON 5 YD PASS FROM MICHAEL BISHOP
(LUCA CONGI KICK)
SASKATCHEWAN 16
BC 21 10:53 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Sep 14 12:35 AM -
CFL
TD BCL
BUCK PIERCE 43 YD PASS FROM JARIOUS JACKSON
(PAUL MCCALLUM KICK)
SASKATCHEWAN 9
BC 21 14:41 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Sep 14 12:26 AM -
SASKATCHEWAN: 9
BC: 14
End of 3rd
Sep 14 12:19 AM -
CFL
FG BCL
PAUL MCCALLUM 37 YD
SASKATCHEWAN 9
BC 14 4:03 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Sep 14 12:12 AM -
SASKATCHEWAN: 9
BC: 11
Halftime
Sep 13 11:54 PM -
CFL
FG SAS
LUCA CONGI 39 YD
SASKATCHEWAN 9
BC 11 0:39 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Sep 13 11:32 PM -
CFL
FG BCL
PAUL MCCALLUM 45 YD
SASKATCHEWAN 6
BC 4 8:47 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Sep 13 11:05 PM -
SASKATCHEWAN: 3
BC: 0
End of 1st
Sep 13 10:45 PM -
CFL
FG SAS
LUCA CONGI 45 YD
SASKATCHEWAN 3
BC 0 5:31 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Sep 13 10:32 PM
