Great Lakes region high school boys basketball report and stat leaders

Who scored over 40 points? Who grabbed over 20 rebounds? Who dished out 10 assists? Here's a look at the boys basketball leaders in points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and more in the Great Lakes states this winter...plus a couple nuggets of note from the past two weeks.

The Riverside (Painesville, Ohio) senior point guard dropped 55 points in an 85-71 win over Chardon (Chardon, Ohio). He hit 16-of-18 free throws and drained 7-of-10 three-pointers. Also had eight rebounds and three steals.

Keller is averaging 24.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.6 assists.

Record-Setter: Yorkville Christian (Yorkville, Ill.) senior Tristen Phillips has been on a scoring tear. The guard posted back-to-back career-highs when he went for 23 points in an 83-33 win over Leland (Leland, Ill.) and then exploded for a school-record 51 points (including 13 3s) in a 114-38 win over the Islamic Foundation (Villa Park, Ill.).

Chairmen of the Boards: Galeton (Galeton, Pa.) senior Evan Brooks posted impressive back-to-back-to-back 20-plus rebound games in wins over Oswayo Valley (Shinglehouse, Pa.) (24 rebounds), Bucktail (Farwell, Pa.) (23) and Northern Potter (Ulysses, Pa.) (22). He’s had nine games of 20-or-more rebounds and is averaging 16.7 boards and 14.6 points.

Point Man: Richland (Johnstown, Pa.) junior point guard Caleb Burke dished out a region-best 16 assists in a 98-59 win over Penn Cambria (Cresson, Pa.). Burke is averaging 10.2 assists per game and has had double-digit assists in 14 games. Crestwood (Mantua, Ohio) junior point guard Mason Jakacki had 15 assists (and 11 points) in an 83-68 win over Newbury (Newbury, Ohio).

Men of Steal: St. Lawrence Central (Brasher Falls, N.Y.) senior Matthew Burg registered 11 steals (and 29 points, six assists, four rebounds and two blocks) in a 74-49 win over Potsdam. He’s averaging 18.8 points, 5.5 steals, 5 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. Boys' Latin Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.) senior Jabril Lawson also snagged 11 steals (and 17 points) in a 78-49 win over South Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.). He’s averaging 11.9 points, 5.3 steals, 3.7 rebounds and 3 assists per game.

Block Party II: Union City (Union City, Pa.) junior Bronnan Higley continues to menace opposing shooters. The 6-foot-6 senior had his third triple-double this seson when he registered 19 points, 11 rebounds and 11 blocks in a 69-55 loss to General McLane (Edinboro, Pa.). He also had 12 blocks (and 24 points) in a win over Youngsville (Youngsville, Pa.) and 10 blocks (and 12 points) in a win over Girard (Girard, Pa.).

Big Games: Churchill (New York, N.Y.) senior Nubian Craig has had a remarkable February run. In his last three games (all wins), the 6-6 forward has posted numbers of 60 rebounds, 30 blocks and 25 points.