(L to R): Alec Goetz of St. Charles North, Ryan Sitter (14) and Francisco Mari (30) of Elgin, and Kyle Swanson of North battle for a loose ball under the basket. | Jon Cunningham~For Sun-Times Media
Quinten Payne (12) of St. Charles North makes a big step into the path of Tanner Bednar (23) of Elgin. | Jon Cunningham~For Sun-Times Media
Francisco Mari (left) of Elgin watches a loose basketball elude his grasp near the sideline as Chris Preocanin of St. Charles North gives up the chase behind him. | Jon Cunningham~For Sun-Times Media
Eric Sedlack (middle) of Elgin tries to slip through the "London Bridge" formed by Ryan Thomas (left) and Quinten Payne of St. Charles North.| Jon Cunningham~For Sun-Times Media
Jack Callaghan (top) of St. Charles North shoots over Tanner Bednar of Elgin. | Jon Cunningham~For Sun-Times Media
Tanner Bednar (23) of Elgin is swarmed over by St. Charles North defenders Quinten Payne (left), Tony Neari (13), and Justin Stanko. | Jon Cunningham~For Sun-Times Media
Kyle Swanson (right) of St. Charles North fires a pass to an open North Star teammate against Elgin. | Jon Cunningham~For Sun-Times Media
St. Charles North’s Quinten Payne drove the baseline for two of his 23 points on a resounding two-hand slam dunk with 5:20 left Saturday to put an exclamation point on his team’s 67-36 homecourt rout of Elgin in the Upstate Eight River. However, something else …
