Last night, the Storm knocked the North Stars out of first place in the Upstate Eight with a 70-64 victory. Watch the highlights here.

Here is a look at South Elgin's boys basketball history against each of the four other District U46 schools.

Last night, East Aurora took sole possession of first in the Upstate Eight with a 75-63 win over South Elgin. Watch the highlights here.

St. Charles North moves to top -- Having not played in 13 days probably doesn't help St. Charles North (7-2) as it prepares for the Dundee-Crown Tournament.

But it does help them jump to No. 1 in this week's rankings, up two spots from last week.

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Last night, South Elgin survived a late scare to beat Larkin 65-62 in an Upstate Eight boys basketball game. Watch the highlights here.

When the high school basketball season ends in March, last week's Thanksgiving tournaments will be little more than an afterthought.

However, it never hurts to get off to a good start, and three area teams are hoping to use their early-season success as a springboard to bigger and better things down the road.

South Elgin, Dundee-Crown and Westminster Christian all claimed Thanksgiving Tournament titles, and all three can be deemed surprises, although to varying degrees.

Check out the Courier's 2008-09 boys basketball preview, complete with previews of all of our area teams.