Friday's CIS Football Roundup

DeVon Hicks is making quite a name for himself north of the border with the Saint Mary's Huskies.

The 24-year-old defensive lineman from Dade City, Fla., returned two interceptions for touchdowns Friday as the No. 7 Huskies beat the No. 9 St. FX X-Men 41-7 in Canadian university football action. Hicks played two years at a U.S. junior college before failed tryouts with the NFL's Green Bay Packers and CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Against St. FX, he also forced a fumble and shared a quarterback sack for Saint Mary's (6-1).

Huskies linebacker Jeff Hecht also returned an interception 52 yards for a touchdown.

Elsewhere in the CIS it was: Saskatchewan 39 Alberta 3 and Manitoba 25 UBC 17.

At Halifax, the Huskies led 17-0 at the half.

St. FX (5-2) was able to move the ball against St. Mary's, but lost three fumbles and tossed three interceptions.

Saint Mary's kicker Justin Palardy eclipsed the 42-year-old Atlantic university football career-points record, previously held by St. FX running back Paul Brule.

Palardy has scored 307 points in his four-year career.

No. 5 Huskies 39 Golden Bears 3

At Saskatoon, the Huskies clinched a home playoff date with a victory over Alberta.

Saskatchewan (6-1) can finish no worse than second and is guaranteed home a semifinal game.

The Calgary Dinos host the Regina Rams on Saturday. A Calgary loss would guarantee the Huskies first place.

Alberta drops to 3-4.

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Bisons 25 Thunderbirds 17

At Vancouver, the Manitoba Bisons (4-3) edged UBC (2-6) in the Thunderbirds' last game of the season.