St. Charles North has made it a habit to leave its fans on edge during Week 1.

For the past two years, the North Stars had left it down to their final offensive drive before Ethan Plumb threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to secure Week 1 victories of 37-34 in 2023 and 28-20 in 2024 over Palatine.

And while both their opponent and their starting quarterback had changed in 2025, the North Stars still made sure to bring the thrill in Week 1.

After going down 35-21 with 11 minutes left in the fourth quarter against Minooka, St. Charles North went on to score consecutive touchdowns, with Northwestern commit Keaton Reinke sealing the deal after scoring on a two-point conversion with 55 seconds left to secure a 36-35 victory.

“We just put that play in this week,” Reinke said about the two-point

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