BELT — In a matchup of top teams Friday night, No. 2 Belt left no doubt about its status as an 8-Man title contender in a 56-18 rout of No. 3-ranked Fort Benton.
Quarterback Declan Bergstrom was the catalyst for the Huskies, and his first-half performance set the team on a course for victory.
Bergstrom threw four first-half touchdown passes as the Huskies seized a 28-0 advantage. His first two TD throws went to Slater Lords, the second of which included a converted two-point try and a 14-0 advantage.
Bergstrom then found Dawson Cook and Riley Davison with scoring passes that gave Belt a four-possession lead before the half was over.
Fort Benton got on the board when quarterback Truman Giese threw a long touchdown pass to David Olson, but Belt had too much separation on the scoreboard and added to it in the second half.
Elsewhere in 8-Man …
No. 1 Fairview 47, No. 8 Culbertson 18
No. 7 Drummond-Philipsburg 62, Charlo 0
No. 10 Seeley-Swan 34, St. Ignatius 6
Choteau 34, Chinook 18
Deer Lodge 56, Lodge Grass 22
Ekalaka 56, Forsyth 18
Poplar 2, Wibaux 0 (forfeit)
Scobey 36, Plentywood 18
Sheridan 38, Park City 14
St. Regis-Mullan 30, Arlee 28
