Quarterback Nathan Rourke scored on a spectacular 70-yard touchdown run, leading the B.C. Lions to a 37-24 win over the visiting Edmonton Elks in CFL action Friday night at B.C. Place.
Rourke also threw for 338 yards and a touchdown as the Lions (10-7) won their fifth straight game. The Lions have clinched a playoff spot and sit second in the league's West Division. Keon Hatcher, James Butler and Robert Carter Jr. also had touchdowns for the Leos, with kicker Sean Whyte kicking two field goals and three converts.
QB Cody Fajardo threw for 230 yards and a TD for the Elks (7-10) who are eliminated from playoff play. Fajardo added another touchdown on the ground, with Binjimen Victor adding a major and Vincent Blanchard booting a field goal and three converts.
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