BC remains unbeaten by topping Calgary

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Jul 29, 2007, 4:50 GMT

Calgary, Alberta - Jarious Jackson threw for two second- half touchdowns as the British Columbia Lions beat the Calgary Stampeders, 32-27.Jackson, a Notre Dame product, went 3-for-7 for 44 yards in relief of starting quarterback Buck Pierce, who was 7-for-14 for 74 yards with an interception in the first half for the Lions (5-0), who remain the only unbeaten team in the CFL.Joe Smith rushed for 112 yards on 16 carries with one touchdown in the win.Henry Burris threw for 423 yards, completing 22-of-44 passes and two touchdowns but was intercepted twice. Nikolas Lewis caught six passes for 128 yards for the Stampeders (2-3), who lost for the first time in three home games.BC got on the board in the first quarter, when with just under 6 1/2 to go Burke Dales conceded in the end zone and Paul McCallum added a 37-yard field goal with just under four minutes to play in the frame.The Lions pushed their lead to 8-0 just nine seconds into the second quarter after settling for a McCallum 19-yard field-goal.Sandro DeAngelis' 30-yard field-goal put the Stampeders on the board with just over 10 1/2 minutes to go until halftime, but BC got the points right back with another McCallum field goal, this one a 29-yarder with just over 6 1/2 minutes remaining in the stanza.Calgary cut its deficit to 11-10 with 2:22 left before the half when Burris and Rob Cote connected on a 20-yard touchdown pass and tied the game six seconds later with a single.The Lions went ahead 18-11 when Jackson found Tony Simmons over the middle for a 28-yard touchdown with just under 10 1/2 minutes left in the third quarter and extended the lead when Smith scored on a 38-yard run, boosting BC to a 25-11 lead with just under five minutes left in the third frame.Calgary's field goal, a DeAngelis 26-yarder, with 11:40 left in the fourth quarter cut the Lions lead to 25-14.With 6:04 left to play Burris hooked up with Jermaine Copeland on a 36-yard touchdown pass to pull the Stampeders within 25-21.British Columbia, though, picked off a Burris pass and scored on the ensuing possession. Jackson found Cory Rodgers for a 15-yard touchdown pass with 2:58 remaining.Burris scampered into the end zone from three yards out with 1:20 left. The Stampeders, in an attempt to pull within a field goal, went for two but Burris' pass attempt to Marc Boerigter over the middle was incomplete.Calgary failed an onsides kick attempt.Game NotesJackson was originally the third-string quarterback but injuries to No. 1 Dave Dickenson and backup Pierce have thrust him into a starting role...Burris, a Temple product, also lost two fumbles.© 2007 The Sports Network

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