LIONS ELIMINATE ROUGHRIDERS AND ADVANCE TO WEST FINAL

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There will be a new Grey Cup champion crowned in Montreal later this month.

Buck Pierce and Stefan Logan led the BC Lions to victory on Saturday, defeating the defending Grey Cup champion Saskatchewan Roughriders 33-12 in the West Semi-Final. The Lions now head to Calgary for a date with the Stampeders on Saturday.

The Lions offence took some time ot hit their stride but came through in the end. Pierce completed 23-of-31 passes for 221 yards and a touchdown, while Logan ran for 153 yards on 18 carries in the win.

Lions fullback Lyle Green recorded the first touchdown of the game. The 14-yard TD came with just over two minutes to play in the first half.

Jarious Jackson got into the act, hooking up with a wide open Geroy Simon in the third for a 31-yard touchdown. It was the only pass Jackson threw on the day.   

The Lions' defence also stepped up as Ryan Phillips picked off a Michael Bishop pass and ran it back for a 54 yard touchdown.

That made the score 33-12 and ended Bishop's day and Darian Durant took over as quarterback for the 'Riders.

Bishop struggled in the West Semi-final completing only 14 of 27 passes for 172 yards, the Rider QB also rushed for 46 yards on six carries but he threw three interceptions and fumbled twice. Overall the Riders turned the ball over seven times in the game.

Despite the offensive troubles, Riders' Weston Dressler had five receptions for 93 yards.

While Logan was almost unstoppable, his Riders counterpart Wes Cates did not have a good day being held to only 23 yards on nine carries.

The Lions' Paul McCallum and Riders' Luca Congi were both busy. McCallum hit from 41, 19 and 16 yards while Congi had field goals of 46, 46, 19 and 19 yards.

The Lions travel to Calgary on Saturday, November 15th to take on the Stampeders in the West Final kicking off at 1:30 pm (PT).

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