After allowing a buzzer-beating putback to end the first quarter tied with St. Charles North, the Falcons were hoping that a few adjustments would be the key to running away with a win. “I didn’t play great against them last time and we just didn’t play great as a team, so it was great to get them back on that.”Wheaton North's Henry Schlickman drives to the basket against St. Charles North on Thursday, Jan. 29,2026 in St. Charles. (Karen Naess for Shaw Local News Network/Karen Naess )The second quarter mishaps proved to be too much for the North Stars (9-13, 4-5). “We just made some rotation mistakes defensively and we didn’t take care of the basketball,” North Stars coach Tom Poulin said. When we do that, that’s when we play really good basketball.”