Article updated: 11/24/2012 12:13 AM

St. Charles East stuns St. Joseph

Buy this photo Buy this photo
next prev 4 of 4
   

St. Charles East's David Mason and Dan Wilkerson sandwich St. Joseph's Karriem Simmons as they fight for a rebound in the first quarter on Friday, November 23.

Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer

St. Charles East's James McQuillain and St. Joseph's Karriem Simmons stretch for a rebound in the second quarter on Friday, November 23.

Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer

Kendall Stephens lays in 2 of his 31 points in St. Charles East's 71-53 victory over St. Joseph Friday night in St. Charles.

Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer

Gallery Image

St. Charles East's Ben Skoog is wedged between St. Joseph's Loren Horton and Karriem Simmons as they fight for a rebound in the first quarter on Friday.

Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer

About this Article

There will be a distinctive St. Charles flavor to tonight's championship game of the 54th annual Ron Johnson Thanksgiving Basketball Tournament at St. Charles East. Less than 2 hours after St. Charles North (3-0) rallied for a 53-48 victory over Downers Grove South to clinch a berth in the tourney finals, St. Charles East (3-0) staged an impressive second-half comeback of its own Friday night.