CIS Roundup: Bisons earn first win of season with victory over Golden Bears

WINNIPEG – Theo Deezer passed for 345 yards and four touchdowns as the Manitoba Bisons downed the Alberta Golden Bears 42-12 on Friday for their first win of the 2016 CIS football season.

Alberta jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the game’s first five minutes but were held pointless the rest of the way by Manitoba’s defence — adding two points off a safety late in the fourth quarter.

Deezer hit Riley Harrison for a 21-yard touchdown to put the Bisons (1-2) on the board, then ran in a touchdown of his own from one-yard out to give his team a lead they would never give back.

Shai Ross had a 40-yard touchdown reception as Manitoba went into halftime with a 23-10 lead.

Kicker Ryan Jones opened the third quarter with a 22-yard field goal before Deezer found both Harrison and Ross for their second touchdowns of the night to put the game away.

Scott Pearson was 6-of-13 passing for just 70 yards to go along with three interceptions for the Golden Bears (0-3).

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HUSKIES 32 MOUNTIES 27

HALIFAX — Brian Hope booted two field goals late in the fourth quarter as Saint Mary’s (1-1) erased an early 27-2 deficit to come from behind and beat Mount Allison (0-2).

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REDMEN 43 GAITERS 9

MONTREAL — Anthony Deschamps ran for two touchdowns despite just eight touches, and Louis Brouillette had a 17-yard fumble recovery for a TD as McGill (2-1) toppled Bishop’s (0-3).

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CARABINS 59 STINGERS 3

MONTREAL — Samuel Caron threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns, and the No. 1 Carabins (3-0) scored three more touchdowns on the ground en route to hammering Concordia (1-2).

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DINOS 20 HUSKIES 19

REGINA — Niko DiFonte hit a 10-yard field goal in the final minute of the fourth quarter as No. 2 Calgary (3-0) avoided an upset by No. 10 Saskatchewan (2-1).

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