The 8-Man favorites held serve Friday night — mostly in dominant fashion.

Fort Benton, Belt and Drummond-Philipsburg, the Nos. 2-, 3- and 4-ranked teams, easily added wins, while No. 5 Circle had to rally past Fairview in an Eastern Division rivalry game. The Wildcats trailed 26-20 before pulling away for a 42-32 win.

Undefeated Seeley-Swan also maintained its hold on the 8-Man West, notching a 40-16 win over Darby.

Key Week 7 matchup: No. 3 Belt 76, Choteau 30

Dawson Cook caught three first-half touchdowns from Slater Lords as the Huskies rolled to their sixth win of the season. Cook had TDs of 34, 35 and 27 yards — his second two coming in the second quarter when Belt outscored Choteau 32-0.

The Bulldogs held tough with the third-ranked Huskies in the early going. Following Cook's f

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