WESTERN DIVISION SEMI-FINAL:

Sunday, November 2, 2003

SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS 37 @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21
 
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Ticker) -- Nealon Greene threw a 55-yard scoring strike and Kenton Keith broke free for a 33-yard scamper as the Saskatchewan Roughriders bolted to a huge early lead and posted a 37-21 triumph over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

With the win, Saskatchewan earned the opportunity to face Edmonton on November 9 for the right to represent the Western Conference in the Grey Cup one week later.

Green and Keith scored six minutes apart and Paul McCallum added a field goal as Saskatchewan bolted to a 17-0 lead in the opening quarter.

After Winnipeg got on the board with a single early in the second quarter, Saskatchewan got another field goal from McCallum for a 20-1 lead.

Keith had a big game with 130 yards and three scores on just 14 carries.

Greene was 5-of-15 for 93 yards and a score.

Saskatchewan got within 20-18 on a 30-yard field goal by Troy Westwood with 3:03 left in the third quarter. But Keith had a 21-yard scoring run 3:31 later to seal the win.

Blue Bombers quarterback Khari Jones was 19-of-42 for 260 yards and two touchdowns. All but 82 of Jones' yards came after the half.

Jamie Stoddard had four catches for 75 yards and two scores for Winnipeg.

Summary

WINNIPEG (CP) -- CFL Sunday afternoon:
First Quarter
Sask -- FG McCallum 42 1:38
Sask -- TD Dominguez 55 pass from N. Greene (McCallum convert) 8:17
Sask -- TD Keith 35 run (McCallum convert) 14:07
Second Quarter
Wpg -- Single Westwood 59 0:21
Sask -- FG McCallum 42 11:27
Wpg -- TD Stoddard 26 pass from K. Jones (Westwood convert) 13:12
Third Quarter
Wpg -- TD Stoddard 9 pass from K. Jones (Westwood convert) 6:07
Wpg -- FG Westwood 30 11:57
Fourth Quarter
Sask -- TD Keith 21 run (McCallum convert) 0:28
Sask -- TD Keith 30 run (McCallum convert) 5:00
Sask -- FG McCallum 44 8:47
Wpg -- FG Westwood 14 10:48
 
Saskatchewan
17
3
0
17
37
Winnipeg
0
8
10
3
21

Attendance -- 22,110.
 
Team Stats:
Sask.
Wpg.
First downs
12
22
Yards rushing
200
93
Yards passing
93
260
Total offence
293
353
Team losses
0
16
Net offence
293
337
Passes made-tried
5-15
19-42
Return yards
106
132
Intercepts-yards by
1-0
1-0
Fumbles-lost
1-0
1-0
Sacks by
2
0
Punts-average
9-36.3
12-34.3
Penalties-yards
7-40
19-124
Time of possession
25:14
34:46

Net offence is yards passing, plus yards rushing, minus team losses such as yards lost on broken plays.

Individual Stats:
Rushing:
Sask -- Keith 14-130, N. Greene 6-46, Szarka 6-20, Holmes 3-4;
Wpg -- Roberts 16-73, K. Jones 1-13, Sellers 5-7.
Receiving:
Sask -- Dominguez 1-55, Richardson 1-13, Grant 1-10, French 1-8, Holmes 1-7;
Wpg -- Howell 4-79, Stoddard 4-75, Sellers 4-39, Roberts 4-32, R. Jones 2-21, Drover 1-14.
Passing:
Sask -- N. Greene 5-15, 93, 1 TD, 1 ints;
Wpg -- K. Jones 19-42-260-2-1.
 
 

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