ST. CHARLES — St. Charles North initially looked like it was in for a back-and-forth contest against Huntley on Wednesday.

As the first set progressed, the two teams, which both ended the 2024 season with 32 wins, exchanged points feverishly, with neither team getting as much as a three-point lead before the other came back.

And after taking a timeout trailing 17-14, the Red Raiders looked ready to come back again with two straight points.

St. Charles North middle Sidney Wright had other plans.

“I knew I had to give 110% to help bring my team back,” the Illinois State commit said. “We knew we had to come back out strong and play our best, especially after coming out of the timeout.”

The senior middle’s play at the net propelled the North Stars to eight straight points to take the

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