Hamilton beats Calgary in high-scoring affair
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09/25/2011 -
Hamilton, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Glenn completed 16-of-23 passes for
276 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to a 55-36
thrashing of the Calgary Stampeders Sunday afternoon.
Marcus Thigpen caught six passes for 139 yards and two touchdowns. He also
returned a missed field goal 118 yards for a score while Terry Grant hauled in
three passes for 53 yards and a score for Hamilton (6-6).
Avon Cobourne rushed 15 times for 84 yards and a touchdown, while Grant ran
five times for 23 yards and a touchdown.
Justin Medlock made both of his field goal tries.
Henry Burris threw for 177 yards on 13-of-23 and two touchdowns, while backup
Drew Tate was 8-for-15 for 104 yards and tow scores.
Jon Cornish ran nine times for 84 yards and Lamrcus Coker galloped 75 yards
for a touchdown on his only rushing attempt of the game.
Romby Bryant caught three touchdown passes for Calgary (7-5), while Nikolas
Lewis grabbed eight balls for 95 yards.
Calgary opened the scoring on its first possession when Burris found Bryant in
the end zone for a nine-yard touchdown completion and a 7-0 lead.
The Tiger-Cats fought back and evened the score midway through the quarter as
Cobourne punched the ball into the end zone from the one yard-line.
Burris connected with Bryant again early in the second quarter with a 35-yard
touchdown pass to give the Stampeders the lead, 14-7, but Hamilton again tied
the game with a one-yard touchdown push by Quinton Porter.
On the first play of the ensuing Calgary drive, Burris was sacked and fumbled
the ball, which was recovered by Hamilton at the 27 yard-line. The Tiger-Cats
would capitalize on the turnover courtesy of a 34-yard field goal by Medlock
to give Hamilton a three-point lead.
Hamilton gave itself some breathing room with under two minutes to go before
the half when Medlock's punt was fumbled by Landan Talley and recovered by
Hamilton at the Stampeders' eight yard-line. From there, Glenn found Thigpen
for an eight-yard touchdown to make it 24-14 at the half.
Hamilton took the opening second half kickoff back 53 yards and Medlock
connected on a 33-yard field goal to make it 27-14.
On the ensuing Calgary possession, Coker broke his 75-yard run to bring the
Stampeders within six, 27-21, but Hamilton came right back with a 32-
yard touchdown from Glenn to Thigpen to make it 34-21.
Late in the third, Rene Paredes missed a 48-yard field goal attempt, which was
returned 118 yards for a score by Thigpen, giving Hamilton a sizable
advantage, 41-21.
Glenn connected with Grant on a 31-yard strike to begin the final quarter,
giving the Tiger Cats a 48-21 lead.
Midway through the fourth, Tate found Bryant with a 10-yard touchdown score,
and then connected with Talley for a two-point conversion to cut the lead to
48-30.
Hamilton ballooned the lead even further with less than three minutes
remaining in the game when Grant ran 15 yards for a touchdown and a 55-30
lead.
Tate connected with Rambo on a 17-yard score with under a minute remaining in
the game to account for the final margin.
Game Notes
Calgary won the first meeting of the season between these two clubs by a score
of 32-20...The Stampeders had their five-game road winning streak
snapped.
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