CFL East Semi Final Toronto Argonauts vs Montreal Alouettes

Ricky Ray fired two touchdown passes and scored another on the ground to establish a new mark in the second quarter Sunday and the Toronto Argonauts have easily defeated the Edmonton Eskimos 42-26 in the semifinals of the is. Chad Owens returned a punt 59 yards for the major thrust culmination of 31 unanswered points for Toronto, the highest total points scored in a single quarter in the history of the CFL. Owens, a finalist for the MVP of the league, has raised the crowd 25,792 fans at Rogers Centre, whose roof was closed to facilitate the installation of aerial cameras for the Grey Cup game. This victory was the first of three attempts Ray against his former team this season. The Eskimos had surprised the league last December when they traded Ray, won two Grey Cups in his career, in return for the Argonauts quarterback Steven Jyles, Canadian kicker Grant Shaw's and a first round pick to the auction in 2012. Click here to find out more! Ray concluded the meeting with 23 completions in 30 attempts for 239 yards. He received a standing ovation from the audience when he left the field, so he had a minute to play in the game. To add insult to injury, the Eskimos had to be without the services of linebacker JC Sherritt. The finalist for the best defensive player in the CFL, who managed a total of 130 tackles this season, wore a protective boot his right foot. Kerry Joseph, who played his first playoff game since he led the Saskatchewan Roughriders to the Grey Cup in 2007, was the starting quarterback and he experienced his share of trouble. He was replaced by Matt Nichols reserve at the beginning of the second half. Nichols, however, was forced to leave the game due to a severe injury to his left leg during his second offensive thrust. Chad Kackert with two, and Maurice Mann scored touchdowns for the Argos. Swayze Waters added five couvertis, two field goals and a single. Koch scored another major Eskimos. Shaw added a convert and an investment. Torontonians will travel to Montreal to compete in the final of the East on Sunday, and the winning team will participate in the 100th Grey Cup game in Toronto, November 25. The Alouettes won the series 2-1 between the two teams this season, but the only victory of the Argonauts occurred at Percival Molson Stadium on July 27 (23-20).