Ben Murphy stood in the penalty box ready to be in the moment.

Just three minutes after St. Charles North had taken a 2-1 lead over Geneva , the senior was looking to tie up the score once again in the 70th minute of play.

And while he heard plenty of chirping from the North Stars’ players from outside the box, the Viking didn’t really mind the pressure.

In fact, he loved it.

“I live for those types of moments,” Murphy said. “I knew I was gonna blast it in the net because I always score my (penalty kicks). So I was just thrilled, and then obviously happy that I was able to execute.”

Murphy’s second goal of the game proved to be enough, as the Vikings and North Stars couldn’t get another ball into the back of the net and settled for a 2-2 tie to start DuKane Conference play on Tues

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