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Your choices this week: De Smet Jesuit's Brandon Shackleford, Chaminade College Prep's Tyler Cook and Parkway Central's Christie Bergesch

Brandon Shackleford Is This Week's Creve Coeur Patch MVP

The De Smet Jesuit senior was a key cog in the Spartan basketball team's run to the state title game.

Update: De Smet Jesuit Senior guard Brandon Shackleford is your winner, after a spirited vote with Chaminade's Tyler Cook. Shackleford played a key role in the Spartans' run to the state title game.  Congratulations to Brandon and thanks to the Spartans for a basketball season to remember.   Original Story: Creve Coeur Patch is a place to celebrate local high school athletes. Show your support for these young student athletes by cheering them on in the comments thread, sharing your own photos with the Patch community and voting in the poll. Do you think we're missing someone? Tell us in the comments and share his or her photo to the gallery above. (It's easy. Just click the Upload Photos and Videos link.) We'll add them to the poll as …

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Chaminade Hoops Season Ends In Defeat In State Playoffs

Red Devils fall to Jackson in State Sectionals.

Basketball fans wondering if we'd see a third Chaminade-De Smet Jesuit matchup this season will not get that opportunity. The Spartans won their sectional matchup against Eureka Wednesday at Maryville University, but the Red Devils (18-9), who went on the road to Cedar Hill, lost in heartbreaking fashion to Jackson (19-10) Wednesday night 60-59. Chaminade Head Coach Kelvin Lee said prior to the game that he liked his team's chances because of his big men inside, and in this season of freshmen making an impact, Wednesday was Tyler Cook's turn, with 17 points off the bench. He and fellow freshman Jayson Tatum led the Red Devils in scoring. STLhighschoolsports.com's David Kvidahl has the complete game story.  The key play of the game came …

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