Larkin Emerges Victorious Against The St. Charles North Stars

Larkins Christian Negron goes for the shot over Chase Gianacakos

Kendale McCullum scored 21 points to bring Larkin to a 69-54 victory over the St. Charles North Stars on Friday.

Larkin fell behind early, trailing 27-25 by the half, only to come back hard in the final two quarters. Larkin had a strong finish, adding 22 points in the final quarter. Racking up 23 fouls in total, the St. Charles North Stars played a physical game.

McCullum paved the way for Larkin , making 54% (7-for-13) of shots attempted while also sinking 88% (7-for-8) of free throws attempted. Jake Ludwig led the charge for the St. Charles North Stars's offense, scoring 22 points, with eight points during the third quarter.

Taylor Boley hit three three-pointers and scored 13 points total. Also scoring for Larkin were Brayden Royse (9 points), Derrick Streety (7) and Christian Negron (4).

Alec Goetz put up three three-pointers and scored 15 points total. Points for the St. Charles North Stars were also put up by Tyler DeMoss (8 points), Jack Callaghan (4), Camden Cotter (3) and Johnny Davern (2).

Coach Poulin had this to say: "We knew there'd be a run in the third quarter but I wasn't happy with how we reacted to the run," said Poulin, whose team was in foul trouble with key players all night. "We got a little too worried about the foul situation. Larkin earned the win. They won the loose ball battle and the 50-50 balls and they were all over the boards. Larkin earned the victory tonight and we got better tonight. Larkin exposed some things."