A week after a tough loss in a top-five matchup to Fort Benton, No. 3 Belt got back in the win column with a convincing victory over previously undefeated Chinook.
Third-ranked Fort Benton, meanwhile, remained unbeaten with a 63-0 rout of Rocky Boy while No. 1 Scobey got past No. 5 Circle 26-6 in a ranked contest. No. 4 Drummond-Philipsburg had no trouble with Lone Peak.
Key Week 3 matchup: No. 3 Belt 38, Chinook 14
Dawson Cook helped Belt pull away from Chinook with a pair of punt return touchdowns in the first half — a 56-yarder in the opening quarter and a 48-yarder in the second quarter. Cook's second return gave the Huskies a 20-0 advantage.
Quarterback Slater Lords also scored on two short TD runs, while Blake Waldner found the end zone twice in the fourth quarter. Chinook scored