BC scored 17 points in the second quarter to take control and beat Winnipeg 30-19.<\/p>\n
The BC Lions trailed the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 10-3 after the first quarter at Princess Auto Stadium before a 17-point second quarter put them ahead. Nick Cenacle caught two touchdown passes from Chase Brice. BC led 20-13 at halftime and added a field goal and a touchdown in the second half. The game was a Year 2026 CFL preseason matchup in Week 3, the final preseason week before the regular season.<\/p>\n
Box Score<\/p>\n
Team<\/p>\n
Q1<\/p>\n
Q2<\/p>\n
Q3<\/p>\n
Q4<\/p>\n
OT<\/p>\n
Final<\/p>\n
BC Lions<\/p>\n
3<\/p>\n
17<\/p>\n
3<\/p>\n
7<\/p>\n
0<\/p>\n
30<\/p>\n
Winnipeg Blue Bombers<\/p>\n
10<\/p>\n
3<\/p>\n
0<\/p>\n
6<\/p>\n
0<\/p>\n
19<\/p>\n
Top PerformersBC Lions<\/p>\n
Chase Brice (QB) \u2014 9\/11, 159 yds, 2 TD<\/p>\n
Kaidon Salter (QB) \u2014 11\/12, 123 yds, 1 TD; 4 rush, 15 yds<\/p>\n
Nathan Rourke (QB) \u2014 6\/8, 99 yds<\/p>\n
Nick Cenacle (WR) \u2014 4 rec, 111 yds, 2 TD<\/p>\n
Michael Fitzgerald (WR) \u2014 4 rec, 54 yds<\/p>\n
Kieran Poissant (WR) \u2014 3 rec, 48 yds, 1 TD<\/p>\n
Keon Hatcher (WR) \u2014 1 rec, 44 yds<\/p>\n
Emani Bailey (RB) \u2014 10 rush, 57 yds<\/p>\n
Sean Whyte (K) \u2014 2\/2 FG (long 49), 2 converts<\/p>\n
Jeremy Lewis (LB) \u2014 6 tackles<\/p>\n
Winnipeg Blue Bombers<\/p>\n
Taylor Elgersma (QB) \u2014 11\/20, 127 yds; 3 rush, 18 yds, 1 TD<\/p>\n
Bryce Perkins (QB) \u2014 7\/10, 51 yds; 7 rush, 36 yds, 1 TD<\/p>\n
Christian Fredericksen (WR) \u2014 6 rec, 79 yds<\/p>\n
Dorian Singer (WR) \u2014 2 rec, 27 yds; 2 kickoff returns, 52 yds<\/p>\n
Matthew Peterson (RB) \u2014 7 rush, 23 yds<\/p>\n
Sergio Castillo (K) \u2014 1\/1 FG (61 yds)<\/p>\n
Brady Lidster (K) \u2014 1\/1 FG (28 yds)<\/p>\n
Team Stats<\/p>\n
Stat<\/p>\n
BC<\/p>\n
Winnipeg<\/p>\n
Net Offence<\/p>\n
462 yds<\/p>\n
269 yds<\/p>\n
Passing<\/p>\n
26\/32, 381 yds, 3 TD<\/p>\n
18\/30, 178 yds, 0 TD<\/p>\n
Rushing<\/p>\n
19 att, 89 yds, 0 TD<\/p>\n
21 att, 93 yds, 2 TD<\/p>\n
Turnovers<\/p>\n
1<\/p>\n
0<\/p>\n
Penalties<\/p>\n
7-65<\/p>\n
7-55<\/p>\n
How It Happened<\/p>\n
Winnipeg scored first in the first quarter. Taylor Elgersma ran 2 yards for a touchdown, and Sergio Castillo added the convert. BC answered with a 21-yard Sean Whyte field goal. Castillo then made a 61-yard field goal as the quarter ended for a 10-3 Winnipeg lead.<\/p>\n
BC scored 17 points in the second quarter. Whyte made a 49-yard field goal. Chase Brice threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Nick Cenacle, and Whyte’s convert put BC ahead 13-10. Brady Lidster answered with a 28-yard field goal to tie it 13-13. Brice then threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Cenacle before halftime, and Whyte’s convert made it 20-13.<\/p>\n
BC added to its lead in the third quarter. Mark McNamee made a 28-yard field goal for a 23-13 score. Neither team scored again in the third.<\/p>\n
BC scored once more in the fourth quarter. Kaidon Salter threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Kieran Poissant, and McNamee’s convert made it 30-13. Winnipeg answered when Bryce Perkins ran 1 yard for a touchdown. The convert failed, setting the final score at 30-19.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Quick Hits<\/p>\n
BC scored 17 points in the second quarter after trailing 10-3.<\/p>\n
Nick Cenacle caught two touchdown passes and finished with 111 yards on four catches.<\/p>\n
BC’s three quarterbacks combined to complete 26 of 32 passes for 381 yards and three touchdowns.<\/p>\n
Sergio Castillo made a 61-yard field goal in the first quarter.<\/p>\n
BC outgained Winnipeg 462 yards to 269.<\/p>\n
BC’s three touchdowns all came through the air. Winnipeg’s two came on the ground.<\/p>\n
Winnipeg led 10-3 after the first quarter but scored three points over the next two quarters.<\/p>\n
The regular season starts next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BC scored 17 points in the second quarter to take control and beat Winnipeg 30-19. The BC Lions…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":704235,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-704234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=704234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704234\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/704235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=704234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=704234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=704234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}