Braggin' Rights game is huge for players, fans

But there's also a sort of Santa clause to it: To MU guard Kim English, it's all about salvaging the spirit of the season.

"So huge ... for a lot of families' Christmases," he said, noting pregame text messages he received last year from MU football players Wes Kemp (DeSmet) and Blaine Gabbert (Parkway West) imparting the meaning of the game to them. "So I really took that mindset as if I was from St. Louis ...

"That game makes or breaks Christmas."

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