By Tiffany L. Rehbein
The Havre Blue Ponies girls basketball team (10-3) are No. 1 in the Central A with 37 seeding points.
Havre fell to conference rival Lewistown 49-41 Saturday on the road.
Havres surprising loss coincided with Brownings loss to District 1-B Conrad Friday.
The Indians, who handed Conrad its only loss earlier this season, found themselves on the losing end of the 59-51 battle.
Browning (11-2) lost to Havre 58-47 at the end of September. The two meet Oct. 29 at the Blue Pony Corral.
The Dillon Beavers, who handed the Blue Ponies a 61-47 loss in the season opener, stand third in the division at 10-4 with 33 seeding points, just one point behind Browning.
Saturday, conference foe Belgrade handed Dillon a 55-40 loss.
The Panthers (10-4) have 32 seeding points and are fourth in the division.
The Blue Ponies have not met the Panthers this season.
The Fergus County Golden Eagles (9-5) have won three straight, including a victory over Havre. However, they have just 29 seeding points and are fifth in the division.
Butte Central, Anaconda and Livingston round out the division, and each team has a losing record.
The Blue Ponies downed Anaconda 57-45 earlier this season, but have not met Butte Central or Livingston.
Central A Standings
Oct. 18
Team
W
L
Seeding Pts
Ave.
Off Def
Havre
10
3
37
2.846
51.1
45.2
Browning
11
2
34
2.615
60.5
42.1
Dillon
10
4
33
2.357
59.2
49.1
Belgrade
10
4
32
2.286
50.3
42.4
Lewistown
9
5
29
2.071
58.3
52.1
Butte Cen.
5
7
20
1.667
44.2
50.2
Livingston
5
8
18
1.385
53.0
51.6
Anaconda
5
9
18
1.286
46.3
52.3
Oct. 18
Belgrade at Columbus
Oct. 19
Livingston at Anaconda
Havre at Great Falls
Butte at Butte Central
Oct. 22
Browning at Eureka
Oct. 23
Helena Capital at Butte Central
