Lelanie Posada has never been afraid to take the big shot.

The St. Charles North junior guard proved it in the first quarter of a conference matchup against Geneva , sinking a shot at the buzzer that was initially ruled a 3-pointer, but changed to a 2-pointer.

So when she got a chance to do it again with just three seconds remaining in the first half, she left no doubt of the shot being a triple.

By pulling up right by the center court logo.

“It definitely boosted everybody’s confidence,” Posada said. “Everyone was just ready to go after that.”

Posada’s buzzer-beater at the half gave the North Stars a 10-point lead, one that they would not let go of in the second half to take a 43-36 victory over the Vikings on Thursday.

“Those were some big shots,” North Stars coach Grant Oler s

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