St. Charles East's Ethan Griffiths is fouled by East Aurora's Peetie Davis Monday at the Ron Johnson Thanksgiving Tournament in St. Charles.
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St. Charles East's Kendall Stephens steps in front of a pass to East Aurora's Ray Velasquez Monday at the Ron Johnson Thanksgiving Tournament in St. Charles.
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St. Charles East's Dan Wilkerson takes an offensive rebound back to the hoop against East Aurora's Ray Velasquez, left, and Tyree Willis at the Ron Johnson Thanksgiving Tournament Monday in St. Charles.
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St. Charles East's Ben Skoog and East Aurora's DeJon Talbert battle for a rebound Monday at the Ron Johnson Thanksgiving Tournament in St. Charles.
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St. Charles East's Ethan Griffiths is fouled by East Aurora's Peetie Davis Monday at the Ron Johnson Thanksgiving Tournament in St. Charles.
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St. Charles East's AJ Washington looks over his shoulder after scoring on a dunk against East Aurora in the Ron Johnson Thanksgiving Tournament Monday in St. Charles.
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St. Charles East's Kendall Stephens steps in front of a pass to East Aurora's Ray Velasquez Monday at the Ron Johnson Thanksgiving Tournament in St. Charles.
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St. Charles East's David Mason stretches for a rebound over East Aurora's Tyree Willis Monday at the Ron Johnson Thanksgiving Tournament in St. Charles.
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St. Charles East's David Mason slides under East Aurora's Jonathan Villezcas.
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St. Charles East's Kendall Stephens steps in front of a pass to East Aurora's Ray Velasquez Monday at the Ron Johnson Thanksgiving Tournament in St. Charles.
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St. Charles East's Dom Adduci pushes the ball up court as East Aurora's Ray Velasquez keeps pace Monday in St. Charles.
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Even for a team that carries high hopes, the first half that St. Charles East's basketball team enjoyed in Monday night's season opener was through the roof. The Saints (1-0) blistered the nets for 50 points in the first 16 minutes on the way to a convincing 76-46 victory over East Aurora (0-1) in the opening round of the 54th annual St. Charles East/Ron Johnson Thanksgiving Tournament.Latest Galleries
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