Even with an unexpected recovery day between games at the IHSA Class 4A South Elgin Regional, the St. Charles North boys basketball team doesn’t figure to use its full-court press for the duration of tonight’s semifinal against St. Charles East.

For the game’s first few minutes, anyway, North looks to build off its recently installed kick-starter before returning to it as coach Tom Poulin sees fit.

“I think it just wakes our guys up from time to time, and at the start of the game it gets us going right away with some energy,” Poulin said. “I think it’s led to some high-percentage shots early in the game, which then, if you’ve seen the ball go through the hoop a couple times, then typically you shoot a little bit better as the game goes on.”