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With no Toronto extension being discussed, and with his 38th birthday right around the corner, the return of Ray to Alberta’s capital may only be a few months away. If it unfolds that way, it would certainly be one of the most poetic endings in CFL history, with Ray ending his Hall of Fame career in Edmonton, where it all started way back in 2002.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS

Edmonton high school football is getting its shot at the Friday night lights this year.

For the first time ever, the Metro Edmonton Athletic Association’s championship football games will be played on the big league turf at Commonwealth Stadium.

At an announcement Thursday in the Eskimos alumni room, Football Alberta associate executive director Tim Enger said the Div. 2 Miles Conference final will be played at 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3, followed by the Div. 1 Carr Conference final at 7:30 p.m., while the Div. 3 Gilfillan Conference final is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 5 p.m.

Tickets are $5, while children 12 and under get in free.

“We hope this stays on an annual basis,” Enger said, adding the idea has been in the works for several years. “The struggle for most teams when they get in here is to get their eyes off everything when it fires up.

“I even played high school football back in the day and we got to play the championship at Clarke Stadium, it may not seem like much now, but back then were were in awe.”

In and out: The Eskimos signed six-foot-one, 225-pound Canadian LB Bryn Roy to the practice roster. The 29-year-old native of Dalemead, Alta., was drafted 34th overall by the Montreal Alouettes in 2012 and spent last season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders … DB Brandyn Thompson and LB Korey Jones parctised Thursday and are available to come off the six-game injured list in time for Saturday’s game … WR Vidal Hazelton (hamstring) is back practising and is scheduled to come off the six-game the following week on the road against the B.C. Lions.

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