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REGINA -- Thomas DeMarcos encore performance Sunday went considerably better than his first. Making his first CFL start, the B.C. Lions quarterback threw two second-half touchdowns and helped set up Paul McCallums game-winning field goal with no time on the clock as the Lions took over second place in the West Division with a 24-22 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. DeMarco was pulled from the game midway through the second quarter in favour of Buck Pierce but returned to start the second half. The win was the second straight for B.C. (8-4) while Saskatchewan (8-4) lost its third in a row. "I have a lot of great people on the sidelines right now," said DeMarco, who started in place of the injured Travis Lulay. "Travis was very calm. Buck was very calm. Joey (Elliott) helped me out as well. "The biggest thing is just to keep you calm and help you with seeing the field. They really helped me out today and allowed me to talk through things and we got the victory at the end." Pierce replaced DeMarco briefly after DeMarcos first 13 pass attempts yielded just 52 yards and five straight two-and-outs. DeMarco had started the game with five straight completions. But he made up for a shaky first half with the Lions trailing 12-6 early in the third quarter when he hit Nick Moore with a 43-yard touchdown strike. The Lions got the ball right back when Saskatchewan quarterback Darian Durant fumbled for a second time. DeMarco threw a 20-yard TD to Shawn Gore to make it 20-12 and McCallum then kicked an 84-yard kickoff single to extend the lead to nine. "Hes just a very well-composed individual," McCallum said. "Playing his first start, going in there, getting pulled, going back in and making things happen, that shows a lot about his character." Durant threw an eight-yard touchdown to Weston Dressler with 38 seconds left to make it 22-21 as the Roughriders appeared poised to overcome two costly fumbles and snap their losing streak. But Marco Iannuzzi returned the kickoff 28 yards and DeMarco passed for a pair of key first downs to set up McCallums winning kick from 42 yards out. "Pauls amazing," said DeMarco. "You dont even have to say anything to him. He gets in, he looks like hes bored out there, he turns his chinstrap, kicks the ball through, doesnt even celebrate with me and Im jumping on his head. "Hes done this for a long time and theres no doubt in our mind he is our guy." DeMarco finished 18-of-33 passes for 208 yards while Pierce went 2 for 3 for 16 yards. Durant replied with 35-for-52 passing for 326 yards. The Roughriders appeared to have the game won after Dresslers touchdown but, for the third straight game, ultimately paid the price for their turnovers and undisciplined ways. Durant -- who battled a bruised finger on his throwing hand -- also fumbled on the games second play from scrimmage, giving B.C. the ball at the Riders 46-yard line. That set up a 12-yard field goal from McCallum. In the second quarter, with DeMarco on the sidelines, the oft-injured Pierce drew a roughing-the-passer penalty on his first series to move B.C. into scoring position and McCallum hit his second field goal of the game, from 32 yards, to make it 6-2. A second roughing-the-passer penalty against Saskatchewan followed Durants second fumble and put the Lions in scoring position for Gores touchdown. Saskatchewan had its own issues on offence in the first half as well, scoring only two punt singles despite starting six of its first eight possessions from its own 43 or better. "Those guys are good, especially that secondary," said Riders slotback Geroy Simon, who played his former team for the first time after 12 seasons in B.C. and tied Ben Cahoons all-time receptions mark in the fourth quarter. "Theyre a veteran group, they really know how to make plays and they know how to hold in tough situations." 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Despite interest in moving up the ladder of the first round – from where they currently stand at eighth overall – Nonis didnt believe the current price-tag fit the bill for his club, particularly if it meant sacrificing young talent. The cost was simply too high. "It is for us," Nonis said of the first overall pick. "It may not be for other teams. I know that Dale is serious about moving it – I think hes happy to keep it as well – but hes not going to give that pick away. "Theres been dialogue, but we havent made any traction and as it stands right now, I would expect that were going to stay at eight." Having hoarded a slew of promising building blocks in recent years (including Aleksander Barkov with the second overall selection in 2013) and with the draft lacking in a consensus, slam-dunk superstar, Tallon is inclined to give up the rights for the top spot. But hes labeled the price for the pick as including a top young player, one who can step right into the Panthers lineup, and perhaps a pick or something of similar value. "Somebody has to knock our socks off for us to make the move," Tallon told TSN recently. In a different draft, Nonis might be prepared to pay that price. He was second in command to Brian Burke at the time of the 2009 draft when Burke spoke openly and aggressively about his pursuit of the first overall pick in a draft that featured star John Tavares. "That price-tag is different than possibly moving up to take the player whos going to go [first] here," Nonis said.dddddddddddd "It doesnt mean that the player who goes [first] is not going to be a great player, but those price-tags are different and I think every team in the league would tell you that. Theres a number or a value that we place on moving up and it wouldnt include our top young players, no." Beyond Aaron Ekblad, theres a definite aura of unpredictability at the top of this draft, making the possibility of the Leafs landing a quality asset at eight all the more likely. Toronto has demonstrated a strong inclination toward selecting North American players in recent years, picking just seven Europeans since 2009 and none in the first round since 2006 when Jiri Tlusty was picked 13th overall. They may not be able to land the top centre theyve long desired with the eighth pick – Sam Bennett, Sam Reinhart and Leon Draisaitl all figure to be off the board – but theres potential to add front-line skill at wing, perhaps in the form of Nick Ritchie or Jake Virtanen (Nikolaj Ehlers and William Nylander are both intriguing, but neither seem to fit the current Toronto mold). "This [draft] may not have the superstar at the top, but I think most teams would agree theres some pretty good players in this draft that are going to be useful players on good teams," said Nonis. "Its important when youre picking at eight that you get one of those players." Back in 2008, with Cliff Fletcher minding the helm, Toronto moved up two spots in the draft to land Luke Schenn with the fifth overall pick, sending their first round selection (seventh overall) to the Islanders along with picks in the second and third round. The Leafs selected hulking centre Frederik Gauthier with their top selection a year ago (21st overall), adding Morgan Rielly to their young mix in 2012. ' ' '