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CBC
6 days ago
- Sport
- CBC
Mitchell's late TD pass to Lawler rallies Ticats to 23-20 home win over Ottawa Redblacks
Bo Levi Mitchell's three-yard TD pass to Kenny Lawler with 1:54 remaining rallied the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to a 23-20 win over the Ottawa Redblacks on Saturday night. Mitchell's second scoring strike to Lawler capped a smart 50-yard, six-play drive. But Hamilton (3-2) caught a break when Ottawa's Michael Wakefield was called for roughing the passer on a Mitchell second-down incompletion that kept the march alive. Ottawa (1-5) had one final possession at its 19-yard line with 1:51 remaining, but the Redblacks turned the ball over on downs at their 39-yard line with 1:13 remaining, delighting the Hamilton Stadium gathering of 22,913. Hamilton was able to run out the clock for a third straight win and move into a tie with idle Montreal (3-2) atop the East Division. Ottawa has dropped three straight. Hamilton had a glorious chance to take the lead on Mack Bannatyne's recovery of Kalil Pimpleton's fumble of Nic Constantinou's 57-yard punt at Ottawa's 15-yard line. But the Ticats drove to the Redblacks four-yard line before turning the ball over on downs with 5:12 to play. Ottawa appeared to go ahead 27-13 on Pimpleton's 105-yard punt-return TD at 1:53. But it was negated by an illegal block penalty, the Redblacks' first of the game following an unsuccessful challenge. Hamilton moves into a tie for 1st place in the CFL East Ottawa started at its 15-yard line, and Dru Brown's pass was intercepted by Jamal Peters, his second pick of the game. That gave Hamilton possession at the Redblacks' 43-yard line, setting up Marc Liegghio's 38-yard field goal at 4:23 that pulled the Ticats to within 20-16. Liegghio kicked three field goals and a convert while Nic Constantinou added a single for Hamilton. Keelan White and William Stanback had Ottawa's touchdowns. Lewis Ward booted the converts and two field goals. Stanback ended the third with a 23-yard TD run that put Ottawa ahead 20-13. Ward gave the Redblacks a 13-10 advantage with a 14-yard field goal at 9:46. But Liegghio tied it with a 41-yard kick at 12:54. Mitchell's 44-yard TD strike to Lawler at 2:38 made it 10-10 as Liegghio missed the convert. It followed Ward's 41-yard field goal at 1:08. Brown's 10-yard TD pass to White, the third pick of the '25 CFL draft, in the first quarter staked Ottawa to its 7-4 halftime lead. The seven-play, 70-yard march accounted for almost half of the Redblacks' 142 net offensive yards. Ottawa threatened to go ahead 10-4 but Ward missed from 48 yards out with under three minutes to play. Hamilton mustered 165 net yards, but could only manage a field goal and single. The Ticats also took all seven penalties called in the half for 71 yards as both teams had six total possessions. Brown completed 13-of-19 passes for 137 yards. Mitchell was 13-of-22 passing for 128 yards as Isaiah Wooden Sr.'s 47-yard punt return was the opening half's biggest play. Constantinou's 51-yard punt at 3:16 of the second quarter cut Ottawa's lead to 7-1. Liegghio pulled Hamilton to within 7-4 with a 16-yard field goal at 8:59.
Calgary Herald
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Redblacks let victory slip through their fingers to suffer third setback in a row
The Ottawa Redblacks survived three second-half turnovers but couldn't shake a bad habit Saturday night in Hamilton. Article content A late roughing the passer call on defensive lineman Michael Wakefield set the stage for Bo Levi Mitchell to connect with Kenny Lawler on his second touchdown of the game with 1:54 to give the Tiger-Cats their first lead of the game and a 23-20 victory. Article content Article content Article content It was the third straight loss for the cellar-dwelling Redblacks, who dropped to 1-5 while the Tiger-Cats improved to 3-2 and moved into first place in the East Division. Article content Article content The Redblacks, who led the league in penalty yards entering the night, were flagged just three times for 30 yards against Hamilton. Article content But the call on Wakefield was untimely, to say the least. Article content Leading 20-16 with time winding down in the fourth quarter, the Redblacks appeared to be in trouble when Kalil Pimpleton fumbled a punt that Hamilton's Mack Bannatyne recovered at the Ottawa 15-yard line. Article content But the Redblacks' defence rose to the occasion with a stand that resulted in a turnover on downs. Article content Dru Brown completed 24 of 38 passes for 283 yards, a touchdown and his first two interceptions of the season, both by Hamilton's Jamal Peters. Article content Mitchell was held to a quiet night, connecting on 23 of 41 for 266 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. Article content Article content The Redblacks scored on their first possession of the game with a seven-play, 70-yard drive into the wind that ended with Dru Brown straddling the line of scrimmage before a 10-yard toss to Keelan White. Article content It was the first CFL touchdown for White, a 23-year-old North Vancouver product Ottawa selected third overall in the 2025 draft. Article content Three reasons why the Redblacks held a 7-4 lead after one half: Article content Playing in his first game of the season, Canadian linebacker Lucas Cormier came up big when he stopped running back Johnny Augustine at the Ottawa 10-yard line, forcing the Tiger-Cats to settle for a field goal late in the second quarter. Article content 2. While Brown completed 13-of-19 passes for 137 yards, the defence limited Bo Levi Mitchell to 13 completions on 22 attempts for 128 yards. Mitchell, who had surpassed the 300-yard mark in three of four previous starts this season, was coming off a five-TD pass game against Toronto.
Yahoo
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Redblacks let victory slip through their fingers to suffer third setback in a row
The Ottawa Redblacks survived three second-half turnovers but couldn't shake a bad habit Saturday night in Hamilton. A late roughing the passer call on defensive lineman Michael Wakefield set the stage for Bo Levi Mitchell to connect with Kenny Lawler on his second touchdown of the game with 1:54 to give the Tiger-Cats their first lead of the game and a 23-20 victory. It was the third straight loss for the cellar-dwelling Redblacks, who dropped to 1-5 while the Tiger-Cats improved to 3-2 and moved into first place in the East Division. The Redblacks, who led the league in penalty yards entering the night, were flagged just three times for 30 yards against Hamilton. But the call on Wakefield was untimely, to say the least. Leading 20-16 with time winding down in the fourth quarter, the Redblacks appeared to be in trouble when Kalil Pimpleton fumbled a punt that Hamilton's Mack Bannatyne recovered at the Ottawa 15-yard line. But the Redblacks' defence rose to the occasion with a stand that resulted in a turnover on downs. Dru Brown completed 24 of 38 passes for 283 yards, a touchdown and his first two interceptions of the season, both by Hamilton's Jamal Peters. Mitchell was held to a quiet night, connecting on 23 of 41 for 266 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. The Redblacks scored on their first possession of the game with a seven-play, 70-yard drive into the wind that ended with Dru Brown straddling the line of scrimmage before a 10-yard toss to Keelan White. It was the first CFL touchdown for White, a 23-year-old North Vancouver product Ottawa selected third overall in the 2025 draft. Three reasons why the Redblacks held a 7-4 lead after one half: Playing in his first game of the season, Canadian linebacker Lucas Cormier came up big when he stopped running back Johnny Augustine at the Ottawa 10-yard line, forcing the Tiger-Cats to settle for a field goal late in the second quarter. 2. While Brown completed 13-of-19 passes for 137 yards, the defence limited Bo Levi Mitchell to 13 completions on 22 attempts for 128 yards. Mitchell, who had surpassed the 300-yard mark in three of four previous starts this season, was coming off a five-TD pass game against Toronto. 3. Last but not least, after leading the league in penalty yards through five weeks, the Redblacks played a flag-free 30 minutes while the Tiger-Cats were penalized seven times for 71 yards. Ottawa struck quickly in the second half as well, thanks to Pimpleton's 60-yard kickoff return that ultimately set up a 41-yard field goal by Lewis Ward. But Mitchell answered a little more than a minute later when he found Kenny Lawler, the league's top receiver, on a 44-yard touchdown despite tight coverage by Redblacks cornerback C.J. Coldon. The teams traded field goals before William Stanback had his biggest play as a Redblack with a 23-yard touchdown run up the middle on the last play of the third quarter. Pimpleton had what looked to be his second long punt return for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter but James Peter was called for an illegal block that wiped out the score. The two teams meet again next Sunday, July 20, at TD Place.
Ottawa Citizen
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Redblacks let victory slip through their fingers to suffer third setback in a row
The Ottawa Redblacks survived three second-half turnovers but couldn't shake a bad habit Saturday night in Hamilton. Article content A late roughing the passer call on defensive lineman Michael Wakefield set the stage for Bo Levi Mitchell to connect with Kenny Lawler on his second touchdown of the game with 1:54 to give the Tiger-Cats their first lead of the game and a 23-20 victory. Article content Article content Article content It was the third straight loss for the cellar-dwelling Redblacks, who dropped to 1-5 while the Tiger-Cats improved to 3-2 and moved into first place in the East Division. Article content Article content The Redblacks, who led the league in penalty yards entering the night, were flagged just three times for 30 yards against Hamilton. Article content But the call on Wakefield was untimely, to say the least. Article content Leading 20-16 with time winding down in the fourth quarter, the Redblacks appeared to be in trouble when Kalil Pimpleton fumbled a punt that Hamilton's Mack Bannatyne recovered at the Ottawa 15-yard line. Article content But the Redblacks' defence rose to the occasion with a stand that resulted in a turnover on downs. Article content Dru Brown completed 24 of 38 passes for 283 yards, a touchdown and his first two interceptions of the season, both by Hamilton's Jamal Peters. Article content Mitchell was held to a quiet night, connecting on 23 of 41 for 266 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. Article content Article content The Redblacks scored on their first possession of the game with a seven-play, 70-yard drive into the wind that ended with Dru Brown straddling the line of scrimmage before a 10-yard toss to Keelan White. Article content It was the first CFL touchdown for White, a 23-year-old North Vancouver product Ottawa selected third overall in the 2025 draft. Article content Three reasons why the Redblacks held a 7-4 lead after one half: Article content Playing in his first game of the season, Canadian linebacker Lucas Cormier came up big when he stopped running back Johnny Augustine at the Ottawa 10-yard line, forcing the Tiger-Cats to settle for a field goal late in the second quarter. Article content 2. While Brown completed 13-of-19 passes for 137 yards, the defence limited Bo Levi Mitchell to 13 completions on 22 attempts for 128 yards. Mitchell, who had surpassed the 300-yard mark in three of four previous starts this season, was coming off a five-TD pass game against Toronto.
Globe and Mail
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Globe and Mail
Last minute TD pass secures Tiger-Cats 23-20 win over Redblacks
Bo Levi Mitchell's three-yard TD pass to Kenny Lawler with 1:54 remaining rallied the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to a 23-20 win over the Ottawa Redblacks on Saturday night. Mitchell's second scoring strike to Lawler capped a smart 50-yard, six-play drive. But Hamilton (3-2) caught a break when Ottawa's Michael Wakefield was called for roughing the passer on a Mitchell second-down incompletion that kept the march alive. Ottawa (1-5) had one final possession at its 19-yard line with 1:51 remaining, but the Redblacks turned the ball over on downs at their 39-yard line with 1:13 remaining, delighting the Hamilton Stadium gathering of 22,913. Hamilton was able to run out the clock for a third straight win and move into a tie with idle Montreal (3-2) atop the East Division. Ottawa has dropped three straight. Hamilton had a glorious chance to take the lead on Mack Bannatyne's recovery of Kalil Pembelton's fumble of Nic Constantinou's 57-yard punt at Ottawa's 15-yard line. But the Ticats drove to the Redblacks four-yard line before turning the ball over on downs with 5:12 to play. Ottawa appeared to go ahead 27-13 on Pimpleton's 105-yard punt-return TD at 1:53. But it was negated by an illegal block penalty, the Redblacks' first of the game following an unsuccessful challenge. Ottawa started at its 15-yard line, and Dru Brown's pass was intercepted by Jamal Peters, his second pick of the game. That gave Hamilton possession at the Redblacks' 43-yard line, setting up Marc Liegghio's 38-yard field goal at 4:23 that pulled the Ticats to within 20-16. Liegghio kicked three field goals and a convert while Nic Constantinou added a single for Hamilton. Keelan White and William Stanback had Ottawa's touchdowns. Lewis Ward booted the converts and two field goals. Stanback ended the third with a 23-yard TD run that put Ottawa ahead 20-13. Ward gave the Redblacks a 13-10 advantage with a 14-yard field goal at 9:46. But Liegghio tied it with a 41-yard kick at 12:54. Mitchell's 44-yard TD strike to Lawler at 2:38 made it 10-10 as Liegghio missed the convert. It followed Ward's 41-yard field goal at 1:08. Brown's 10-yard TD pass to White, the third pick of the '25 CFL draft, in the first quarter staked Ottawa to its 7-4 halftime lead. The seven-play, 70-yard march accounted for almost half of the Redblacks' 142 net offensive yards. Ottawa threatened to go ahead 10-4 but Ward missed from 48 yards out with under three minutes to play. Hamilton mustered 165 net yards, but could only manage a field goal and single. The Ticats also took all seven penalties called in the half for 71 yards as both teams had six total possessions. Brown completed 13-of-19 passes for 137 yards. Mitchell was 13-of-22 passing for 128 yards as Isaiah Wooden Sr.'s 47-yard punt return was the opening half's biggest play. Constantinou's 51-yard punt at 3:16 of the second quarter cut Ottawa's lead to 7-1. Liegghio pulled Hamilton to within 7-4 with a 16-yard field goal at 8:59. Redblacks: Host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday, July 20. Tiger-Cats: Visit the Ottawa Redblacks on Sunday, July 20.
