Calgary Herald

RAY THROWS FOR 3 TDS, ARGOS TOP ALS

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TORONTO Ricky Ray threw three TD passes as the Toronto Argonauts defeated the Montreal Alouettes 30-17 for their first regular-season win at BMO Field on Monday night. Toronto (3-2) earned the victory after dropping its first two games at its new stadium. Montreal (1-3) suffered its third straight loss and first in two road games. Ray’s TD passes give him 80 in his Toronto tenure, moving

The Stamps have used Richardson all over the secondary, including both strong-side linebacker and halfback, two of the tougher positions for young players to learn.

“When we’ve seen him, he’s always seemed to make plays,” Dickenson said. “That’s the thing; people flash, and he’s one of them.

The Stamps also added defensive end James Vaughters, a six-foottwo, 254-pounder out of the Stanford University program.

“We’re light at that D-end position,” Dickenson said.

“We watched him on tape and he can push people, and he’s, obviously, from Stanford so he’s fairly smart and we’re looking for him to compete.”

Vaughters’ roster spot came at the expensive of defensive end Josh Francis, who was released after rolling an ankle in practice last week.

After sitting out Week 5, starting defensive end Frank Beltre (foot) did not practice Monday. him into sole possession of second on the all-time Argonauts list behind Condredge Holloway (97). Ray left at 10:16 of the fourth quarter and didn’t return after Montreal defensive lineman Vaughn Martin rolled into his left knee. Ray finished 29-of-34 passing for 235 yards and the three TD strikes. Kevin Glenn returned to the Als lineup and was 24-of-28 for 285 yards and a TD.

TOMMIE TACKLES

Usually, it’s an ominous sign when a defensive back is posting big tackle numbers, which is exactly what rookie Tommie Campbell did in the win over the Bombers, posting 11 stops.

When asked about his cornerback’s Week 5 performanc­e — for most of the game, Campbell was matched up against Darvin Adams, who produced seven receptions for 109 yards, including a big 45-yard catch late — Dickenson made sure to point that out.

“I don’t ever want a DB to lead the team in tackles,” Dickenson said. “That means you’re getting thrown at a lot and you’re not knocking it down.

“I challenged him to watch more film and make sure that he’s staying a student of the game.

“What he does is he competes real hard and they probably threw 20 at him, though, so he did a nice job still fighting a good receiver on their side.”

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