SOUTH ELGIN – Only a handful of St. Charles North students rushed the floor after Wednesday’s 4A South Elgin Regional semifinal between the North Stars and St. Charles East.

North was preparing to saunter through the postgame handshake line when players shook off their pals and proceeded forward.

Don’t get the North Stars wrong, defeating their crosstown rivals always is nice, and this 69-53 victory was no different. Still, when the result was something within North’s grasp – not to mention its goal sheets – the whole getting engulfed thing isn’t always necessary.