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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). Sacred Heart successfully won the trophy for the first time since 1998 following a 4-1 baseball win March 31, 2009

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 alumnus 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

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

St. Ignatius beat Sacred Heart 24-10 on November 14th, 2008.

Basketball winners

St. Ignatius won 37 games, Sacred Heart won 24 games

Baseball winners

St. Ignatius won 15 games and Sacred Heart won 1 games St. Ignatius was defeated on March 31 in a game that broke a ten year winning streak.

External links

The Bruce-Mahoney Trophy at Sacred Heart
The Bruce-Mahoney Trophy at St. Ignatius
S.I. History

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	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.		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). Sacred Heart successfully ~~wins~~ the trophy for the first time since 1998 following a 4-1 baseball win [[March 31]], [[2009]]		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). Sacred Heart successfully won the trophy for the first time since 1998 following a 4-1 baseball win [[March 31]], [[2009]]