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VANCOUVER -- Mike Benevides believes the toughest test for a young quarterback comes in his second start. "Game No. 1 youre just trying to get through it," the B.C. Lions head coach said Thursday. "Game No. 2 you know youre the starter. Theres a lot of different things. The opponent has some tape on you." Thomas DeMarco not only survived his second professional start last week, he improved to 2-0 and will be going for a third straight win Friday night when the Lions host the Saskatchewan Roughriders in a key West Division matchup at B.C. Place Stadium. The 24-year-old from Palm Desert, Calif., who saw limited action as the Lions third-string quarterback last season, has been thrown into the fire the last two weeks with starter Travis Lulay nursing a shoulder injury. "Hes a tremendous competitor. Everything hes ever had to do, hes had to overcome (adversity)," Benevides said of DeMarco. "He has tremendous poise. He has a way that the games not too big for him. Hes got a way to stay humble and stay loose and relaxed. "Theres no doubt experience is not in his favour but what hes done has been quite amazing." DeMarco has been efficient, if not spectacular, for the Lions (9-4), completing 39-of-65 passes for 435 yards and four touchdowns against zero interceptions. He said that making his first two starts on the road, including 24-22 victory over the Roughriders (8-5) in Regina and a 53-17 blowout of the Blue Bombers in Winnipeg last week, has been beneficial. "I feel a little more comfortable. Its not my first play going in, but whether youre home or away youre going to have those nerves," said DeMarco, whose team is 6-0 at B.C. Place. "Youre going to have that anxiety to get in there and play well. "The biggest thing is the longer Im in there, the more comfortable Im going to get." DeMarco got a big boost from the Lions defence in last weeks victory over Winnipeg that clinched a playoff berth. Adam Bighill was a catalyst with 10 tackles, a sack and two forced fumbles. The third-year linebacker also had 30-yard touchdown return of a fumble and was named the CFLs defensive player of the week and the defensive player of the month for September as the Lions won their third straight. Lions cornerback Joshua Bell said the B.C. defenders are feeding off each others energy. "You actually start salivating because you want to make the next play," he said. "Its like lions on a big catch. Everybody wants a piece of that meat." The Roughriders, meanwhile, limp into the game having lost four straight after ripping off wins in eight of their first nine contests. Saskatchewan quarterback Darian Durant has three straight 300-yard passing games and six touchdowns over that span, but has been intercepted six times. "Were definitely en**** the most crucial part of the season," Durant said. "Were fighting for playoff seedings. "The good thing about it is we can control our own destiny. We play these guys two more times." Fridays game also marks the return to Vancouver of former Lions receiver Geroy Simon, who was traded to Saskatchewan in the off-season. The 38-year-old broke the CFL record for career catches last week in the Roughriders 17-12 loss to the Montreal Alouettes. Saskatchewan expects to have star running back Kory Sheets in the lineup after he missed the last two weeks with a knee injury. Sheets was a key to Saskatchewans early season success with a league-high 1,222 yards rushing. "Hes certainly a big-time player and our guys are jacked up to play against him," Benevides said. "Hes going to get his yardage. Hes going to make his plays. I think the biggest thing is how you approach it. I think it takes 12 men running to the football (on defence)." Saskatchewan can tie B.C. for second in the West standings with a victory, while the Lions can pull even with the Stampeders -- at least temporarily -- ahead of next weeks pivotal game at Calgary. The Stampeders host the Blue Bombers on Saturday. "Our mentality isnt to get a home playoff game. Our mentality is to play at home the whole playoffs," Lions defensive back Korey Banks said. "Were going to take care of our own destiny. The cards are in our hands and we like it that way." Follow Joshua Clipperton on Twitter at (at)josh--clipperton Notes: The Lions will wear their black third jerseys on Friday night. ... Lulay will also miss next weeks game at Calgary before being re-evaluated ahead of B.C.s Oct. 19 game at Saskatchewan. Curtis Glencross Flames Jersey . -- Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng hopes he wont need surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left wrist. Stan Mikita Blackhawks Jersey . El Hamdaoui joined Malaga at the close of the summer transfer window, and with one start he has already equaled his goal scoring tally from last season with Italian club Fiorentina. "(El Hamdaoui) had a perfect start," coach Bernd Schuster said after getting his first win with Malaga. http://www.thenhlclub.com/Minnesota-Wild-Jared-Spurgeon-Jersey/ . Hunter hit a three-run shot in the first inning and the Angels remained 3 1/2 games behind AL West leader Texas. The Rangers beat Tampa Bay 7-2. Santana (10-9), given an early lead, was not nearly as sharp he had been lately. Antoine Roussel Stars Jersey . They would like to do so once again as Southeast Division champions. Its a game that you can catch on TSN starting at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt. The Caps hope to take another step towards a fourth straight division title this evening and sweep their season set with the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place. Brian Gibbons Blue Jackets Jersey . Canada finished second in its semifinal with a time of five minutes 32.37 seconds, guaranteeing a top-six finish. The top seven boats earn a berth in the London Games.SUZUKA, Japan -- Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won the Japanese Grand Prix from pole on Sunday to close within four points of the top of the Formula One championship standings as leader Fernando Alonso of Ferrari crashed out of the race at the first turn. Vettel, who also won the previous race in Singapore, is moving within sight of a third straight title -- something only previously achieved by Juan-Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher -- with five races left. "It was an important step today," Vettel said. "There is still a long way to go. I dont know what happened behind me today but Alonso was very unlucky. We never know what is going to happen in the next race so it was important to take points today." Alonsos Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa was second, 20.6 seconds behind Vettel for his first podium since Korea in 2010, putting in a performance that should boost his chances of retaining his place in the team. Saubers Kamui Kobayashi delighted home fans by taking third place -- holding off a strong late challenge from McLarens Jenson Button -- for his first-ever F1 podium, becoming the first Japanese driver on a podium here since 1990. The race got off to a tumultuous start with a series of collisions in the first corner sequence. Alonso made contact with the Lotus of Kimi Raikkonen and appeared to sustain a puncture, fishtailing off the track and the car stalled, leaving a disconsolate Alonso to trudge back on the short walk to the pits. Also on the first bend, Lotus Romain Grosjean rammed into the Red Bull of Mark Webber, putting the Australian to the back of the field after starting from second. Grosjean was given a drive-through penalty for causing the collision, and given he was suspended for a race for doing the same in Belgium, the Frenchman may well receive further such punishment. Also in the first corner, Mercedes Nico Rosberg came together with Williams Bruno Senna, ending the Germans race.dddddddddddd Vettel avoided all the trouble behind him at the first turn, and quickly established a comfortable lead. Massa overtook Kobayashi after the first set of pitstops and managed to close the gap slightly but Vettel maintained a strong lead to the checkered flag. Vettel blocked Alonso during the final moments of qualifying on Saturday when the Ferrari driver was arriving at the chicane. Race officials reviewed the incident and reprimanded Vettel but allowed him to maintain pole position. That decision may have been a factor in Alonsos aggressive start. Sauber driver Sergio Perezs day came to an end when he spun off the track on the 19th lap trying to pass Lewis Hamilton at the hairpin turn. Perez will replace Hamilton next season at McLaren as the Briton moves to Mercedes. With the winner decided early on, the focus for many of the fans became third place where Kobayashi was battling it out with Button, who won here last year. Kobayashi, who started third on the grid, prevailed by half a second to become the first Japanese since Aguri Suzuki in 1990 to celebrate on the podium in front of home fans. Hamilton finished in fifth, 20 seconds off Button, and in front of a chain of cars fighting out the lower points positions. Raikkonen took sixth ahead of Force Indias Nico Hulkenberg, with Pastor Maldonado of Williams eighth and Webber recovering for ninth. Toro Rossos Daniel Ricciardo held off Michael Schumacher of Mercedes to take the last point. In the drivers championship, Alonso and Vettel look like fighting out the title. Raikkonen is 33 points behind Vettel in third and five points in front of Hamilton. Webber and Button are 59 and 63 points off the lead respectively. Red Bull extended its lead in the constructors championship to 42 points ahead of McLaren, with Ferrari a further 20 points behind. cheap jerseys wholesale jerseys ' ' ' |
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