ESF: ALOUETTES 50 LIONS 17

MONTREAL – Jonathan Crompton threw touchdown passes to S.J. Green and Duran Carter and the Montreal defence was a wall as the Alouettes defeated the B.C. Lions 50-17 in the CFL East Division semifinal on Sunday afternoon.

Back-up quarterback Tanner Marsh ran in two TDs. Brandon Rutley and Chris Rainey each ran one in and Jerald Brown scored on a fumble recovery as the Alouettes put up their first playoff win in four tries since their last Grey Cup win in 2010.

Montreal will face the Tiger-Cats in the East final next Sunday in Hamilton.

Shawn Gore and Ernest Jackson had late touchdowns and Paul McCallum had a field goal for the Lions, who finished fourth in the West but crossed over because they had a better record than the East’s third-place team, the Toronto Argonauts.

B.C. ended its season with only two wins in it’s last eight games. Including one-sided losses to Edmonton and Calgary to end the regular season, they were outscored 120-36 in their final three games.

Montreal is 4-0 all-time against crossover opponents, with three of those wins against the Lions.

(The Canadian Press)