SOUTH ELGIN – Quinten Payne and Erik Miller punctuated a breezy first half with dunks Monday, prompting some louder oohs from St. Charles North boys basketball fans.

Teammate Justin Stanko stands a few inches closer to the rim than both his teammates, but a subtler kind of positioning earned him more consistent attention from the public address announcer.

Stanko’s early efficiency keyed North’s surge to begin its 4A South Elgin Regional opening-round game, a 73-52 romp against the host Storm. While he played at the back of the North Stars’ full-court press, Stanko found himself streaking easily down the floor to help with a blitz in transition.