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EDMONTON JOURNAL FOOTBALL MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2001 LIONS 34 STAMPS 16 Wasted practices equals wasted game, players told Squad aims to bear down in attempt to finish first VICKI MM Journal I'oothall Writer I DMOMON If i "Missed tackles, missed balls, fumbles, no touchdowns. I just think mentally we weren't there, for whatever reason." Defensive lineman Doug Petersen A wasted chance. An embarrassment. A total humiliation. The Edmonton Eskimos have all kinds of colourful descriptions some fit for print in a family newspaper, others not for Saturday's 12-3 loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

In polite terms, the Eskimos effort was unacceptable, said defensive lineman Doug Petersen. Petersen can't fathom why his team choked on a coveted chance to clinch first place in the CFL's Western Division. "Missed tackles, missed balls, fumbles, no touchdowns," said Petersen, one of five team captains. "I just think mentally we weren't there, for whatever reason. "I feel really bad.

Personally, I think I 7 JJT 'A ft -ill 'iT-' Mo6 JA SOUTHAM CALGARY HFRAI in Calgary. Lions quarterback Damon Allen eludes a sea of Stampeders Sunday afternoon at McMahon Stadium showed a real lack of leadership on this team during the last week. I take that ful ly on myself. I think I really need to step up this week and get these boys ready to play." Lions give Stamps a licking That will come as welcome news to running back Ronald Williams, who powered for 98 yards in rushing. The newcomer known for speaking his mind in Hamilton spoke it again after Satur day's loss.

Williams cracked the mark in rushing, but he was in no mood to cel everything possible to ensure his team gets that bye into the Western Final. "We played horrible not like a first-place team and not like a team that wanted first place," said Vaughn, also a team captain. "Now we have to wait until next week for another opportunity at first place. "Wejustletoneslip through our hands." They actually let two slip through their hands, negating huge gains by receivers Ed Hervey and Quincy Jackson. Edmonton dominated in almost every category, including first downs, rushing yards, passing yards, tirne-of-possession and turnovers.

Petersen expects complete turnover in the determination level on his team. "There's got to be a lot less (messing) around on the practice field," he said. "We've definitely got to bear down and get a little more serious this week. "No more goofing around. No more activity that isn't really productive.

This week, the guys need to step up and lead by example." SHORT YARDAGE: As previously planned, kicker Jon Baker has returned home to California to his young family and full-time job. Baker missed one field goal Saturday and had another blocked. He didn't get a chance to kick off. The barefoot kicker is expected to return in time for Sunday's game. ebrate.

got our butt kicked. B.C. showed that they're a much better team than us." One would expect the Stamps to be fired up for the contest after watching the Saskatchewan Roughriders upset Edmonton on Saturday. Instead, they showed no signs oflife. After taking a 5-3 lead in the first quarter from a Mark McLoughlin field goal and two singles from his misses collapse, here's second-year slotback Marc Boerigter: "Obviously, we just played like We dropped passes, we didn't execute well, we didn't throw the ball, we didn't run the ball, we didn't cover well, we didn't stop the run, we didn't do anything well.

It was all around, all aspects of the game." Instead of joining Edmonton atop the West with 17 points, Calgary has 15 points, Whether it comes from the top, the middle, or amongst the players, some body needs to pull a serious gut check here," he said. "We just have way too many holes right now." The Eskimos can finish no lower than Starter Marcus Crandell completed just 17 of 37 passes for 237 yards and four interceptions and the Stamps ran for 52 yards. "They had a couple batted balls that got intercepted and stuff like thatyou can't do anything about," said Crandell. "They made some plays here and there. Nothing they did surprised us.

We just didn't execute when we needed to." A two-yard touchdown run by Millington and two field goals by Matt Kellett helped give B.C. a 13-5 lead at the half and a 23-5 advantage early in the third quarter. That was prettymuch all she wrote for the home side. The 18-point loss was Calgary's largest margin of defeat since losing 32-14 to Montreal in Week 2. The Stamps now face a virtual must-win next week second in the Western Division and are therefore guaranteed a home playoff game.

And they still control their own destiny, Calgary chokes, Allen goes to work via ground game MICHAEL PKTRIE Calgary Herald CALGARY Perhaps a result of the team's youth and inexperience, the 2001 Calgary Stampeders don't even know enough to wait for the playoffs before pulling the chute. Faced with a glorious and unexpected opportunity, the Stamps entered Sunday's game against the B.C. Lions with two attainable goals in mind: One, clinch second place in the Canadian Foot-'. ball League's West Division with a win; Two, move into a first-place tie with the Ed- monton Eskimos heading in-! to the final week. But instead of seizing the moment, Calgary hurled up their worst performance in weeks a 34-16 loss before For a frank and accurate as- sessment of the 60-minute "Ve got our butt kicked.

B.C. showed that they're a much better team than us." Calgary linebacker Alondra Johnson with a win over Montreal on Sunday, they can lock up first place. But an Edmonton loss, combined with two B.C. wins, would vault the Lions into first and see the Eskimos slip to second. Slotback Terry Vaughn swears hell do the Stamps watched B.C.

rat-de off 20 consecutive points. Lions quarterback Damon Allen hurt Calgary with seven carries for 8 1 yards and his 145 passing yards were almost a second thought. Running back Sean Milling-ton ran for 79 yards and Robert Drummond toted the ball for 62 yards. But Calgary's defence was not its undoing. The offence probably had its worst game of the season.

one ahead of B.C. (who has a game in hand) and Toronto Argonauts, who are eyeing a cross-over playoff berth. "We went on the field and there was nothing there," said linebacker Alondra Johnson. "No tenacity, no kind of enthusiasm, no kind of attitude that you need to win big games like that. "When you don't raise your intensity to the same level as the other team, you're going to get your butt kicked.

We Saw when they journey to Winnipeg toplaythe 14-3-0-0 Blue Bombers. Calgary opened the season with a 48-20 loss. "Talk about your backs being to the wall. You better believe they're against the wall now," said Johnson. Southam Newspapers Ken Lakusta says his hair loss began when fie was 30 years old.

Having been in sports all his life, he found himself in a constant battle to compensate for his hair loss. When he saw the hair transplant that a friend had done at PAI Medical Group, he knew this was for him. Seeing was believing! TIGER-CATS 38 ALOUETTES 18 Tiger-Cats clinch second in East then performed the kickoff. 14213-103 Ave. 454-5656 Medical Group On their next possession, re ceiver Mike Morreale punted, but a limping and noticeably rvLQ' f' weakened Osbaldiston then returned and even kicked a 29-yard field goal in the SOUTHAM N(WSPPf RS.

MONIRI Al GAZETTE Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo is wrapped up by Hamilton's Joe Montford Sunday in Montreal. Calvillo, Pringle return, but AIs still lose sixth straight BILL BKACON The Canadian Press MONTREAL At mid-season, the Hamil- ton Tiger-Cats were strug- gling and didn't think they hadmuchchanceofcatching the red-hot Montreal Alou- ettes in the CFL playoff race. How things changed. Danny McManus threw three touchdown passes, in- eluding two to Archie Amer- son, and Troy Davis ran in twice as the Ticats beat Mon- treal 38-18 on Sunday after- noon and grabbed home-T field advantage in the post- season from the plummeting Alouettes. "There was a time when it looked like a slim possibility" I said Ticats kicker Paul Os- baldiston, who injured his left calf on the opening kkkoff and struggled to finish the game.

"But Montreal's going through what we went though last year when we lost our starting quarterback. Last year, we didn't get Danny back in time to jell. It just shows now important a qual- fourth quarter. "I slipped on the hash mark, which was painted, and I pulled or tore something in my calf we don't know yet," said Osbaldiston, who opted to return when trainers told him he "couldn't make it worse. "It wasafairry important ball game so I thought I'd go out anddowhatlcoulddo.

If I can do the job halfway, it's better than them guys doing it and possibly getting hurt I don't know if I can go out the next game like that. Well see if it gets better or worse." Davis, who gained 148 yards on 17 carries, ran through a gaping hole 75 yards for the longest rushing TD in the CFL this season at 11:49. While the Ticats were scoring TDs, Montreal kickerTer-ry Baker hooked three field goal attempts wide for singles. The Ticats play Saturday against Toronto and then Nov. 6 in Vancouver to make up a game postponed due to the Sept.

11 terrorist attacks. V3 games like we've been losing," said Pringle, who was held to 52 yards on 14 carries but scored two TDs. "It was hard having someone come into our backyard and beat us like that. Tm not used to that." The Ticats used quick strikes tobuilda21-3 lead by the sixth minute of the second quarter, which took pressure off their irnprovised kicking game. After Amerson caught a 35-yard TD pass 4:39 into the game, receiver Andrew Grigg kicked the convert.

Backup quarterback Cody Led better ity quarterback is in this league." Montreal quarterback Anthony Calvillo and star running back Mike Pringle were both back from injuries and both played welL but it wasn't enough as the AIs lost their sixth game in a row. With the win, the 10-6 Ticats won their season series with Montreal and clinched second place in the East Division. They will play host to the third-place Alouettes in the first round of playoffs on Nov. 11. Montreal dropped to 9-8.

"It's just frustrating to lose 1 1 mum mmm 2001 CHEVY BLAZER LT I 'Riders savour season A9947 Regina lader-Poit I RKC.IN Red exteriorcharcoal interior Jft. OILERS THIRD JERSEY CONTEST Mail to: Oilers Third Jersey, co The Edmonton Journal, Box 2421, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 2S6, or deliver to The Edmonton Journal Downtown or Eastgate. NAME 14,500 kms Loaded. SAVE THOUSANDS OVER A NEW ONE! the Edmonton Eskimos. "It gives us an opportunity to better last year's record.

That's progress." Well, sort of. Saskatchewan, which finished last in the 2000 Western Division standings with a 5-12-1 -0 record, carries a 5-12-0-0 slate into Saturday's season finale against the Lions. Win or lose, the Riders are destined to miss the playoffs for the fourth successive season. Again, miscues of various descriptions have plagued the Riders for most of this season. Somtham rntpapm I For the 2001 Saskatchewan Roughriders, good news has been tougher to find than CurtisMarsh.

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