Brown, Baltrusch continue to lead Central A in scoring and assists

By Tiffany L. Rehbein

They're still No. 1.

Ricky Brown leads the Central A in scoring, averaging 18.6 points per game.

He is also No. 1 in 3-point goals made, averaging 2.94 per game. He shoots 33.8 percent from beyond the arc, and is the sixth-best in that area.

Brown is ninth in the division in free throw percentage, averaging 65.9 percent per game, and has gone 58-of-88 from the line.

Brown's best offensive effort came against CMR on Jan. 13, when he scored a season-high 29 points during three quarters of play.

Assisting his scoring binge is teammate Nate Baltrusch, who is averaging 5.3 assists per game to lead the league.

Baltrusch is 10th in the league in free throw percentage, shooting 63.6 percent per game. He has connected on 68-of-107 free shots.

He also averages 1.9 steals, the ninth-best in the division.

The Havre Blue Ponies are 9-7 with just two games, both non-conference contests, remaining.

Baltrusch, after back-to-back season-high 18-point games, also averages double figures (10.5) per game.

Brown is third in the league in steals, averaging 2.4 per game.

Ryan Fink, a junior, averages 2.7 assists per game for Havre.

Landen Grant, a senior, is fourth in the league, averaging 8.1 rebounds per game.

Grant grabbed a best 13 rebounds against Chinook on Jan. 20.

He averages 9.8 points per game, shooting 41 percent from the field per game.

Scott Rice, who has come on strong of late, has gone 26-of-52 from the field, shooting 50 percent.

Central "A" Individual Leaders

Name, School, G, Pts, Avg

Scoring - 1. Brown, Hav, 16, 297, 18.6; 2. Roche, Fer, 16, 278, 17.4; 3. Thomas, Dil, 16, 258, 16.1; 4. Herbst, Bel, 15, 214, 14.3; 5. Estes, Ana, 15, 208, 13.9; 6. Griffin, Dil, 13, 169, 13.0; 7. Miller, Ana, 15, 188, 12.5; 8. Wegner, Park, 15, 185, 12.3; 9. Steadman, Bel, 15, 177, 11.8; 10. J. Clark, Ana, 15, 175, 11.7

Rebounding - 1. Herbst, Bel, 15, 138, 9.2; 2. Griffin, Dil, 13, 118, 9.1; 3. Trafton, Fer, 16, 134, 8.4; 4. Grant, Hav, 16, 129, 8.1; 5. J. Clark, Ana, 15, 118, 7.9; 6. Estes, Ana, 15, 116, 7.7; 7. Dunn, Fer, 16, 117, 7.3; 8. Wegner, Park, 15, 94, 6.3; 9. B. Clark, Bel, 14, 87, 6.2; 10. Roche, Fer, 16, 94, 5.9

Assists - 1. Baltrusch, Hav, 16, 85, 5.3; 2. Roche, Fer, 16, 68, 4.2; 3. Thomas, Dil, 16, 68, 4.2; 4. Wegner, Park, 15, 52, 3.5; 5. Jones, Ana, 15, 48, 3.2; 6. Miller, Ana, 15, 45, 3.0; 7. Dunn, Fer, 16, 47, 2.9; 8. Sutherland, Dil, 16, 46, 2.9; 9. Estes, Ana, 15, 41, 2.7; 10. Fink, Hav, 16, 43, 2.7

Steals - 1. Griffin, Dil, 13, 37, 2.8; 2. Wiley, Bel, 15, 37, 2.5; 3. Brown, Hav, 16, 38, 2.4; 4. Sutherland, Dil, 16, 37, 2.3; 5. J. Clark, Ana, 15, 34, 2.3; 6. Hildreth, Dil, 16, 35, 2.2; 7. Estes, Ana, 15, 32, 2.1; 8. Jones, Ana, 15, 30, 2.0; 9. Baltrusch, Hav, 16, 31, 1.9; 10. Wegner, Park, 15, 29, 1.9

Field Goals - 1. Griffin, Dil, 13, 70, 118, 59.3; 2. Herbst, Bel, 15, 92, 176, 52.3; 3. Roche, Fer, 16, 100, 193, 51.8; 4. Trafton, Fer, 16, 63, 126, 50.0; 5. Laslovich, Ana, 15, 59, 120, 49.2; 6. Steadman, Bel, 15, 57, 128, 44.5; 7. Hildreth, Dil, 16, 40, 90, 44.4; 8. Thomas, Dil, 16, 95, 214, 44.4; 9. Dunn, Fer, 16, 47, 106, 44.3; 10. Christman, Bel, 15, 31, 70, 44.3

Three Point Percentage - 1. Salvi, Fer, 16, 31, 73, 42.5; 2. Thomas, Dil, 16, 32, 105, 40.0; 3. Russell, Dil, 16, 18, 47, 38.3; 4. Estes, Ana, 15, 26, 70, 37.1; 5. Steadman, Bel, 15, 24, 66, 36.4; 6. Brown, Hav, 16, 47, 139, 33.8; 7. Roche, Fer, 16, 16, 48, 33.3; 8. Sutherland, Dil, 16, 24, 72, 33.3; 9. J. Clark, Ana, 15, 18, 61, 29.5; 10. Busch, Park, 11, 12, 44, 27.3

Free Throw - 1. Steadman, Bel, 15, 39, 48, 81.2; 2. Sutherland, Dil, 16, 43, 54, 79.6; 3. Roche, Fer, 16, 62, 84, 73.8; 4. Estes, Ana, 15, 42, 59, 71.2; 5. Miller, Ana, 15, 56, 79, 70.9; 6. Trafton, Fer, 16, 51, 73, 69.9; 7. J. Clark, Ana, 15, 41, 59, 69.5; 8. Dunn, Fer, 16, 68, 102, 66.7; 9. Brown, Hav, 16, 58, 88, 65.9; 10. Baltrusch, Hav, 16, 68, 107, 63.6

Three Point Field Goals - 1. Brown, Hav, 16, 47, 2.94; 2. Thomas, Dil, 16, 42, 2.62; 3. Salvi, Fer, 16, 31, 1.94; 4. Estes, Ana, 15, 26, 1.73; 5. Steadman, Bel, 15, 24, 1.60; 6. Sutherland, Dil, 16, 24, 1.50; 7. Russell, Dil, 16, 18, 1.12; 8. J. Clark, Ana, 15, 18, 1.20; 9. Roche, Fer, 16, 16, 1.00; 10. Cassidy, Park, 13, 13, 1.00