Bruce-Mahoney Trophy

The Bruce-Mahoney Trophy is a sporting trophy played for by Saint Ignatius College Preparatory and Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, founded in 1947. The two Catholic high schools in San Francisco are longtime cross-town rivals. The trophy is named in honor of Bill Bruce and Jerry Mahoney, alumni of the schools, both of whom were killed in World War II. The two men symbolize graduates of the schools who died during that war for their country.

The two schools play against each other in American football, basketball, and baseball. In the latter two, where the teams play more than one game, only the first counts towards winning the trophy. The trophy goes to the school who wins in two out of three sports.

St. Ignatius has won the Trophy 40 times, and Sacred Heart has won the Trophy 19 times. The longest period of time any one school has held the Trophy is 12 years, St. Ignatius (1974-1985). St. Ignatius College Preparatory has been holding the Trophy since 1999, and successfully defended the Trophy on January 8, 2008. Sacred Heart Cathedral students have not seen the Trophy for the last 10 years.

Jerry Mahoney

Jerry Mahoney (graduated 1944) was an alumnus of Sacred Heart. He excelled in football and basketball, earning All-City honors in both sports during his senior year.

He enlisted in the United States Navy after graduation. He was killed when the ship he was serving aboard, the "USS Denny B. Plant", was sunk by a German submarine.

Bill Bruce

Bill Bruce (graduated 1935) was an alum of St. Ignatius. He excelled in both academics and athletics, especially in football. He participated in many extracurricular activities, including serving as the president of the student body.

He enlisted in the United States Navy at the outbreak of World War II. He was killed on 14 April 1943 in an airplane crash at the Naval Air Station in Pasco, Washington.

Football winners

Sacred Heart won 13 games, while St. Ignatius won 42 games.

St. Ignatius beat Sacred Heart 44-14 on September 21, 2007.

Basketball winners

Sacred Heart won 23 games, while St. Ignatius won 37 games.

St. Ignatius beat Sacred Heart 55-52 on January 8, 2008.

Baseball winners

Sacred Heart won 14 games, while St. Ignatius won 15 games.

There was no Bruce-Mahoney baseball game for 2007-2008.

External links

* [http://www.shcp.edu/sacredheart.aspx?pgID=1227 The Bruce-Mahoney Trophy] at Sacred Heart
* [http://www.siprep.org/about/traditions/bruce_mahoney.cfm The Bruce-Mahoney Trophy] at St. Ignatius
* [http://www.siprep.org/genesisIV/index.cfm#si-history S.I. History]