No. 5-ranked Hamilton fell short last week in a rivalry matchup with Frenchtown but bounced back Friday night with a 42-21 victory over another Southwest foe, Dillon.
The victory was just one on what was a good night for the top-five teams in MTN Sports' Class A power rankings: No. 1 Billings Central routed Hardin-Lodge Grass 63-0, No. 2 Frenchtown raced past Butte Central 49-0, No. 3 Laurel rolled over Livingston 49-0, and No. 4 Lewistown beat Havre 33-14.
Key Week 7 matchup: No. 5 Hamilton 42, Dillon 21
Quarterback Cooper Weston had a hand in four touchdowns as Hamilton got back in the win column Friday night.
The Broncs jumped ahead early as Jude Widmer took a screen pass from Weston and ran 68 yards to the end zone for a 7-0 lead. Widmer then scored on a 12-yard sweep and Weston found the end zone on a 5-yard keeper as Hamilton went up 21-0.
Weston later added touchdown runs of 1 and 5 yards, and Brandon Saltzman salted it away with an 11-yard run in the fourth.
Hank Hagenbarth rushed for a pair of touchdowns for the Beavers, who made it a one-score game in the third quarter but couldn't come all the way back.
Other Class A highlights:
No. 1 Billings Central 63, Hardin-Lodge Grass 0
No. 4 Lewistown 33, Havre 14
Colulmbia Falls 19, Whitefish 18
East Helena 76, Browning 0
Other scores:
No. 2 Frenchtown 49, Butte Central 7
No. 3 Laurel 49, Livingston 0
Bigfork 22, Polson 19
Corvallis 41, Stevensville 12
Glendive 16, Miles City 8
Libby 35, Ronan 0
Sidney 20, Lockwood 18
