Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 30, 2008, Winnipeg, Manitoba C m y k Page d3 Montreal backup quarterback Adrian Mcpherson scored on a on Yard push with 1 24 left to play to give the Montreal Alou ettes a 30 25 Victory Over the turnover prone b. C. Lions in a wild cal Battle on Friday night. Avon Cobourne rushed for a touchdown and starter Anthony Calvillo threw a to pass to Jamel Richardson while Damon Duval kicked two Field goals for Montreal 6 3which won a fourth straight game. Buck Pierce starting in place of injured Jarious Jackson threw touchdown passes to Kahlil Hill and Rufus Skillern and ran one in himself for the Lions 4 5who have lost three of their last four. The Lions turned the Ball Over five times in the game. It was Mont realms first win in four tries against a West division team this season while b. C. Lost to an Eastern club for the first time in four games. Rolly Bumbala fumbled and Eric Wilson recovered on the Montreal 42 for b. C. S fifth turnover of the game Midway through the fourth Quarter but Cobourne fumbled it right Back to Lavar Glover at the b. C. 9. A 50 Yard completion to Geroy Simon set up a 19 Yard to pass to Skillern and a two Point convert on a pass to Paris Jackson gave the Lions a 25 22 Lead with three minutes left to play. But Montreal battled Back and Ryan Phillips was called for interference in the end zone against Brian Bratton to give the Alou ettes the Ball on the on Yard line. Mcpherson came off the Bench to run it in. Phillips got a 20 Yard objection al conduct penalty for arguing the Call and Duval booted a single on the ensuing Kickoff. But Pierce brought the Lions Back in again in pouring rain to the Montreal one Yard line with four seconds remaining. Twice the Lions were stopped but offside was called against Montreal. Then the Lions fumbled on their third try and the game was Over. Alou ettes Slomback Ben Cahoon waited until the first play of the fourth Quarter before grabbing a 13 Yard pass to give him at least one reception in 100 consecutive games. The last time he did not make a catch was in August 2002. The Alou ettes turned three b. C. Turnovers two fumbles and an interception into 13 Points to take a 15 10 Lead at the half. They got another seven Points off a turnover in the second half. Ian smart fumbled a punt and Dharran Diedrick recovered on the Lions two Yard line to set up Colour news touchdown 3 50 into the game. A punt single made it 8 0 at 11 41. The Canadian press n o one need Tell Willie Amos about Zany fans. About phone Calls in the Middle of the night. About nut jobs painted from head to toe in their teams colours living and dying with every single play. You play at Nebraska in front of the Cor Husker nation they set a record this april with 80,000 fans for their intr squad Spring game for crying out loud and you know a thing or two about full houses both at Home and in enemy territory. When you have rivals such As Colorado Kansas Kansas state. Everybody. Those Are big big games began the Winnipeg Blue bomber Rookie cornerback after fridays final full practice in Advance of sundays labour Day classic against the Saskatchewan roughriders. You get used to playing in front of the Rowdy people especially those late night games where the crowd has a lot of time to get a lot of liquor in their system. Youve got to stay focused. Youve got to have poise within the noise and do what youve got to do. And if Ever there was a perfect fit slogan for the bombers at Regina for labour Day its what Amos is preaching poise within the noise. Now while its an easy mantra to spit out it Isnit so simple to put into practice especially for some of the Rookie canadians on the bomber roster. Amos May have played in front of 80,000 regularly but a Guy like receiver Aaron Hargreaves who was part of the Simon Fraser clansmen team that has lost 25 straight heading into this season the largest crowd he Ever played in front of was.? maybe in Saskatoon against the University of Saskatchewan huskies. Id say 10,000 fans said Hargreaves. I dont know what to expect but growing up in Canada these Are always the big games to watch. To be honest i a vent really thought of it As the labour Day classic. Ism trying to take it like its a regular game but i hear the Guys talking about it about How the crowd is different and the intensity is cranked up. The whole season has been one moment like this after another for me. After a game i just reflect Back on what Ive been through. Its hard but youve got to keep focussed and get the Job done. Sundays classic will be a bit of a Homecoming for bomber Rookie guard Brendon Labatte the Pride of Weyburn sask. Hers been to just one labour Day classic previously but especially when he was attending the University of Regina made sure he was part of the weekend hoopla. The one game i was at my gym teacher in Junior High got us tickets began Labatte. We sat Way up in the cheap seats in the end zone. I remember drunk people everywhere and cops coming around All the time and we were like whats going on Here a its going to be awesome to go Back and play in this game. Ive been in that University Section for a regular rider game and so i know what thatus like. Its a sea of Green Over there All the time. My buddies go every year and. They re probably the Guys creating the scene in the University Section every year. Labatte has spent the better part of the week scrambling to get extra tickets for the game. Hers scrounged up 25 for his mom and dad brother sister grandparents aunts uncles and cousins and roommates from College. No matter How Many tickets i could get my hands on i could find somebody for them said Labatte. The biggest thing will be standing on the visitors sideline and seeing that stadium full. Ive played a lot of games on that Field in that stadium but Ive never played with the House packed. And when i come out of that Tunnel to run across the Field. That will be a Cool moment. De. Tait free press. My. Ca Winnipeg free press saturday August 30, 2008 game 9 at Saskatchewan sunday 2 p. M. Classic or Clunker Only eight times in 41 labour Day classics have both the riders and bombers sported winning records the last being last season when the bombers were 5 2 1 and riders were 6 2. The other years both Winnipeg and Saskatchewan were on the right Side of .500 were 2003, 1993, 1985, 1982, 1977, 1975 and 1939. Quotable heres head coach Doug Berry when asked if losing on sunday would Start a downward spiral its not going to Start one were in one. What it can do is get an upward thing going. Wed like to get two in a Row and get some momentum going. Winning one game is not much momentum. Winning two starts to establish some. The shuffle the bombers will make three lineup changes this week activating it Jon Oosterhuis from the nine game injured list in place of of Matt Omeara while so Terrence Edwards is in for do Stanford Samuels and feb Brian Guebert is added for or Jamie Stoddard hamstring. Bomber report to Days d 3 the bomber report Winnipeg repress. Com de tait thinks you should know. Crank it up Berry spent much of the week hammering Home an important message to his troops Jack up the intensity level against the riders or suffer the consequences. I dont think we matched the riders intensity last year said Berry. I really dont. I dont think thatus going to be an Issue going into this week. Ive talked to them All week Long about it. We will not be out intensified if theress such a word. It was every time we played them right through the Grey cup last year. In the Grey cup they had tremendous intensity and beat us at the line of scrimmage More than anything else. And thatus not going to happen again. Quick study rider head coach Ken Miller confirmed Friday what everybody in Western Canada knew already Michael Bishop will Start sunday against the bombers. Bishop is familiar with the rider offence As he worked with both Miller and offensive coordinator Paul Lapolice in Toronto before that coaching duo headed West. And it a snot taken the Veteran Pivot Long to digest his new playbook. He has even brought a couple of suggestions about things he wanted us to tweak for him Miller told the Regina Leader Post. He has put in extra hours beyond what we ask All of our quarterbacks to do. More crazies at mosaic the riders have added 2,145 extra seats for the labour Day classic upping the capacity at mosaic stadium at Taylor Field to 30,945. Those temporary seats will also be available for the rest of the season and the playoffs. Be heard cal fans can now log on to cal. Ca and future shop. Ca to vote for the All Star teams through the cal future shop All Star balloting program. Fans along with the football reporters of Canada and the eight cal head coaches vote to determine the East and West division All Star squad and then the cal All Star team. Fans Are limited to one vote per Day can vote for As Many positions As they wish and the Deal also offers prizes including cal merchandise future shop gift cards and trip for two to the Grey cup. Bedlam in the boonies sex Cor Husker says Blue gotta show poise in Regina noise by de tait you get used to playing in front of the Rowdy people especially those late night games where the crowd has a lot of time to get a lot of liquor in their system bomber Corner Willie Amos on playing for Nebraska Alou ettes 30 Lions 25 Fred Greenslade / Reuters archives Roughrider fans can be a bit crazy but bomber fans have also been known to make their presence Felt in Regina. Late to goal line stand give als wet wild win Peter Mccabe / the Canadian press also Avon Cobourne rumbled for a to. A 03_ aug 30 08. Ind d3 8/ 29/ 08 10 35 05 pm ;