CALGARY 44
WINNIPEG 3
Jon Cornish ran for a pair of touchdowns Friday to lead the Calgary Stampeders to a convincing 44-3 win over the struggling Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
During the second quarter of the onslaught, veteran Calgary slotback Nik Lewis caught his 700th CFL pass and eclipsed the 10,000 mark in career receiving yards at the same time.
Lewis became only the second player in club history to reach the 10,000yard plateau. Former slotback Allen Pitts, a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, is the other.
Lewis finished with seven catches for 131 yards to move past Travis Moore and former Calgary teammate Jeremaine Copeland into 15th spot on the CFL all-time receiving list with 10,054 yards.
Calgary backup quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell completed his first CFL touchdown pass to Rob Cote on a trick play in the first quarter, while Johnny Forzani caught a TD pass from starter Kevin Glenn in the fourth.
LaMarcus Coker also had a rushing touchdown, while Rene Paredes added a pair of field goals for the Stamps (7-4), who have won four straight games and five of their past six.
Meanwhile, Glenn moved past Dieter Brock and into 12th spot on the CFL all-time passing list. After completing 17-of-23 passes for 298 yards, Glenn now has 35,025 career passing yards.
Justin Palardy kicked an 11-yard field goal in the third quarter to account for Winnipeg's only points. The Bombers (2-9) have lost four straight games.
With the setback, the Bombers' woes at McMahon Stadium continued.
Winnipeg hasn't won in Calgary since 2002, a span of 10 games, and is dismal 0-6 on the road this season and just 1-6 against the West Division.
On Calgary's first drive of the game, Lewis caught a short pass from Glenn and broke a tackle before running for a 56-yard gain to put the Stamps into Winnipeg territory.
Two plays later, Paredes lined up to kick a 33-yard field goal, but instead Mitchell flipped a pass to Cote, who ran in for a 26-yard touchdown to cap off the successful trick play.
The Stamps added three more points on a safety and a 51-yard punt single by Rob Maver to build a 10-0 lead after one quarter.
At 9: 51 of the second quarter, Cornish scampered for an 18-yard touchdown and then added a three-yard dash into the end zone with 36 seconds left in the half.
Paredes kicked a 35-yard field goal in the second quarter and added a 14-yarder in the third.
In the final quarter, Forzani caught a 35-yard touchdown pass from Glenn before Coker ran for a 52-yard TD to round out the scoring.
