LIONS TAKE DOWN ALS FRIDAY NIGHT

VANCOUVER (Canadian Press) - Paul McCallum kicked a clutch 36-yard field goal with eight seconds remaining Friday as the B.C. Lions won their third straight CFL game by beating the Montreal Alouettes 36-34.

McCallum was money for the Lions all night as he made all five of his field goal tries, the longest from 39 yards.

The Lions improved to 3-2 with their eighth consecutive victory over Montreal at B.C. Place Stadium while the Alouettes slipped to 2-3 with their third consecutive loss.

B.C. quarterback Jarious Jackson threw a TD pass to Paris Jackson to give the Lions a 30-27 lead in the see-saw game.

Joe Smith plunged over from one yard and Ian Smart had a spectacular 91-yard kickoff return for the other B.C. touchdown.

Brian Bratton gathered in the first two TD passes of his CFL career from quarterback Anthony Calvillo who also found Kerry Watkins in the end zone.

Backup quarterback Adrian McPherson plunged over from one yard for the other Alouette TD. Kicker Damon Duval added two field goals, three converts and a single.

The Alouettes took a 17-6 lead at halftime although both Calvillo and B.C. quarterback Jarious Jackson struggled for completions.

Montreal gave up a McCallum field goal on the Lions' first possession that saw Geroy Simon snag a 19-yard sideline pass to break Jim Young's club record of 9,248 receiving yards.

The Als then regrouped to score 17 points.

They ran the ball only five times in last week's loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders but gave it three times to all-purpose back Avon Cobourne on their first possession.

Cobourne had 65 yards on the drive, which ended on a one-yard plunge by McPherson, and 108 in the first half.

Kerry Watkins gathered in an eight-yard strike from Calvillo for a 13-3 lead on a drive kept alive on a penalty when B.C. cornerback Dante Marsh contacted Duval on a field goal attempt.

Barron Miles blocked the covert but Duval got the point back on the ensuing kickoff with a 91-yard single.

Calvillo found the range again on Montreal's first possession of the second half, completing all eight pass attempts on a 67-yard drive that ended with a four-yard catch by Bratton.

The Lions closed the gap to 27-23 entering the fourth quarter on Smart's electrifying kickoff return and a one-yard plunge by Joe Smith.

Duval was the only player who had a chance to tackle the speedy Smart who gave the Lions their first kickoff return for a touchdown in four seasons.

Smith's TD was set up by a fumble recovery by Reggie Myles and a pass interference call in the end zone on Davis Sanchez on a ball intended for Paris Jackson.

Jarious Jackson went back to Paris Jackson on the Lions' first possession of the fourth quarter as the wideout gave B.C. its first lead of the game at 30-27 with a 43-yard sideline grab.

Notes: All in the family ... B.C. defensive back Korey Banks and Montreal backup quarterback Brad Banks are cousins ... Lions' defensive tackle Aaron Hunt and Als' linebacker Reggie Hunt are  brothers ... the Lions beat the Alouettes 46-14 at B.C. Place in 2007 but lost 32-14 in Montreal ... third-year Lion Dean Valli replaced guard Sherko Haji-Rasouli who reinjured his hamstring last week against Winnipeg.