Argos come out big in the second half for a three-stage victory over the hated Ticats.

There were no discipline issues this night. When the Argos finally played with inspiration and desperation, they chipped in to score a touchdown.

There were few memorable moments in the first half, but they faded as soon as the second half began.

Argos came out of his first-half sleep with 28 points as he beat visiting Hamilton his Tiger-Cats 34-20, some embarrassment in last Sunday's game against Ottawa. erased.

Early in the 4th he tied 17-17 Argos' specials His team saw Trevor Hoyte block his Domagala punt, then Benoit his Marion scooped it up and he hit it out 24 yards. - Major ahead. After the teams traded his goals on the field, Chris Edwards made his 40-yard pick 6, signing a 4-3 Argos deal.

It was the first match in which his two rivals faced each other in his four matches in the next five weeks, the last ending with his Labor Day classic at the Hammers.

The crowd he announced at BMO Field on Saturday night was 11,623, perhaps the most recent memory ever attended by the Ticats team playing in Toronto. He is one of the smallest gatherings.

On the other side of the lake Drake was doing what he liked, while on the shore Lady Gaga entertained a large audience. 

Unfortunately , the number of people who miss good night and are not at home has increased.

A short TD pass from Dane Evans to Donald Jackson saw him make a proper adjustment following a truly disappointing first quarter in which the Ticats stole his 10-0 lead. Credit to Argos.

The second quarter went slightly better, with Argos, tied at 14-6, giving up his three sacks by the break, forcing the team to adopt All-His Canadian offensive line. I was.

Quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson once held the ball too long.
Or when he gets a pass deep in Hamilton territory, like when receiver Eric Rodgers made his first start of the season. And there was no run game to speak of.

But after halftime, everything changed with the momentum of the game.

MBT showed rare agility, dodging pass rushers and a 13-yard TD strike found him Cam Phillips to close in on Argos.

Riding into his zone as it was, Marion's scoop-and-score gave the Argos their first lead of the game and energized them.

Tough Breaks

His Bralon Addison, an exceptional playmaker for the Ticats, was injured in the first quarter and did not look good.
The severity of his injury was not said, but he did not return to the game. He had to be rescued from the field that night, he was one of more than six he was in the Ticats.

Meanwhile, Argos started defensively in the first half he lost to halfback Shaq he Richardson. Robert Prister replaced him. Prister started the season with a strong sidelinebacker, filling in for the suspended Edwards.

Argos also lost veteran long snapper Jake his Reinhart in the second half, and Andrew Harris pulled away from the field in the final seconds, so in favor of his hand. It looked like there was

BAD DROP

Rodgers returned to the lineup for the first time this season, but it took until his second minute in the final half of the half for Argos to reel in the veteran slotback. It took. when he pulled with two straight passes.

Then came a critical second-down situation with Argos leading the football. Rodgers dropped a perfectly thrown ball down the middle, forcing the Argos to score a field goal.

He should have carried it. The way Argos finally moved the football, a real touchdown could have been made in the series.

ODD DROP

The last time the Ticats came to town was at the East Finals last fall.

Jagared Davis played his game of monsters at his end rush for visitors. It also included a split in the end his zone when Argos matched his back running against him.

In his first game against his former team as Argo, Davis fell into coverage about 30 yards down the field.

In the East final, he could only run his 10 yards. The

extra points

team waited until his last minute of the first half to serve the penalty.

After his goal, Argos' Brandon Calver, who had been chirping with special teams for most of the first half, was called with needless brute force, and on the same play he scored Ticat's Kameron. Kelly was flagged for offensive behavior. Kelly will start at his SAM linebacker for the Tikats. Culver is his backup linebacker who plays on special teams.

On his return from a punt four minutes into the fourth quarter, Culver received his penalty in his second major and was sent off.

Out in 2 strikes in the CFL.

PAY DIRT AT LAST

In his seventh game as Argo, Harris finally found the end his zone.

But it wasn't a touchdown.

Argos converted Phillips a two-point conversion as he needed three plays to move 70 yards to get his first touchdown in his fifth quarter in the majors. I tried Harris released from the backfield and caught the pass to make him 17-14.

It was Phillips' third major reception of the season in the last four games.

fzicarelli@postmedia.com