Henry Schlickman didn’t really have a clear mindset after grabbing the basketball with just five seconds remaining in the first half.

With the clock winding down and the Wheaton North senior holding the ball at the top of the key in Saturday’s game against St. Charles East , Schlickman maneuvered his way to the corner of the court, hoping for a chance to find an open lane to get a shot off before halftime.

And once he looked at the clock and realized time was running out, he stepped behind the 3-point line, threw up a shot and drilled it at the buzzer.

“Sometimes you’ve just got to throw it up, and it goes in sometimes,” Schlickman said. “It was great and gave us great momentum.”

The momentum was something the Falcons never let go of, as Schlickman went on to finish with a team-hig

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