Article updated: 2/19/2013 11:47 PM

Baird, Wheaton North block Schaumburg

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Schaumburg's Amanda Kelly fights through a block by Wheaton North in the second quarter of the Class 4A regional game on Tuesday, February 19.

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Schaumburg's Riley Williams maneuvers around a block by Wheaton North's Kelly Thornton in the third quarter of the Class 4A regional game on Tuesday, February 19.

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Wheaton North's Mandy Traversa lifts teammate Reilly Stewart as she clicks her heels after their win over Schaumburg in the Class 4A regional game on Tuesday, February 19.

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Wheaton North's Chrissy Baird shoots over a block by Schaumburg's Carly Brossard in the second quarter of the Class 4A regional game on Tuesday, February 19.

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Wheaton North's Brittany Norris and Jessica Beamon hold hands as head coach David Eaton watches a Falcons free throw in the final minutes of the fourth quarter in the quarter of the Class 4A regional game on Tuesday, February 19.

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With the Wheaton North girls basketball team leading by one point and the final seconds ticking, junior Chrissy Baird suspected that speedy Schaumburg guard Amanda Kelly would take her team’s final shot.