Article updated: 12/28/2012 11:10 PM

St. Charles North no match for West Aurora

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St. Charles North's Alec Goetz drives against West Aurora.

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West Aurora's Josh McAuley drives against St. Charles North's Justin Stanko.

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Matt Williams grabs a rebound for West Aurora against St. Charles North.

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West Aurora smelled blood in the water. Unfortunately for the St. Charles North boys basketball team, there were would be few respites. After taking a double-digit lead into halftime of the second quarterfinal of the Pontiac Holiday Tournament, the Blackhawks exploded in the second half, scoring 47 points on 20-for-31 field-goal shooting. With its 76-52 victory over St. Charles North in the schools' first-ever meeting, top-ranked West Aurora cruised into the semifinals of the famed tournament for the first time in six years.