The Bat Signal portends big things to come for Leos
B.C. Lions’ Justin McInnis, left, Travis Fulgham, middle, and Alexander Hollins celebrate Hollins’ touchdown during second half of Friday’s game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Princess Auto Stadium. PHOTO BY JOHN WOOD/CP /PNG
Lions vs. Bombers: The Bat Signal portends big things to come for Leos
Batman delivered: Alexander Hollins’ career night helps boost B.C. Lions past the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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Vernon Adams Jr.’s reaction was all of us.
“How much did he go for?” the B.C. Lions quarterback asked in the post-game scrum, referring to his standout wide receiver, Alexander (Ali B) Hollins.
The answer, 215 yards, turned his eyes into saucers, bought his fist to his face and elicited a Rick Flair-esque “whooooooo!”
“Ali B!” Adams exclaimed. “Dude was open, man. He did what he did. The Bat signal was out, and Batman delivered.”
It wasn’t just Hollins. The entire Lions team delivered Friday in their 26-24 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Princess Auto Stadium.
But Hollins was certainly the biggest. The Yazoo City, Mississippi, native told offensive coordinator Jordan Maksymic he felt like he had 200 in him during the pre-game warm-ups, then came out and did it. It was the most receiving yards in a CFL game since Calgary’s Kamar Jorden put up 249 — also against the Blue Bombers — in 2018. Hollins also put up the highest total since Geroy Simon’s 238-yard game in 2003, and was the sixth-highest total in history.
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