St. Ignatius

The Bruce-Mahoney Trophy

St. Ignatius College Preparatory and Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory are the participants in the oldest high school athletic rivalry west of the Mississippi River. St. Patrick's Day in 1893 marked the start of this tradition when the two schools met in Central Park at Eighth and Market Streets for a rugby game; a game won by Sacred Heart, 14-4. Over the years that rivalry has flourished as the schools competed in a variety of sports in three successive leagues. The Bruce-Mahoney Memorial Trophy is symbolic of the SI-SH rivalry. Established in 1947, it is awarded to the school which is victorious in league competition in three out of five sports each year: football, women's volleyball, men's basketball, women's basketball and baseball. (In volleyball, basketball and baseball, where the schools play more than one game, only the first league contest in each sport is counted.)

The Trophy is named in honor of Bill Bruce (SI 1935) and Jerry Mahoney (SH 1944), representing the graduates of St. Ignatius and of Sacred Heart who gave their lives for their country in World War II. At SI, Bill Bruce was an outstanding student and a fine athlete, particularly in the sport of football. He was involved in many extracurricular activities, and he served as student body president. He joined the Navy at the start of the war and was killed in an airplane crash at the Naval Air Station at Pasco, Washington, on April 14, 1943. Jerry Mahoney was an outstanding football and basketball player at SH, earning All-City honors in both sports during his senior year. He joined the United States Naval Reserve after graduation and was aboard the merchant ship S.S. Henry B. Plant when it was sunk by a German submarine.

The Trophy is awarded to the school which is victorious on the playing field or court, but in addition to athletic success it also recognizes the spirit and good sportsmanship which have been passed down from generation to generation of Wildcats and Irish. The Bruce-Mahoney Trophy is a prize which the students of both schools value as much today as their parents and grandparents did before them. And the rivalry between SI and SH is as vibrant in the twenty-first century as it was in the nineteenth, when it all began.

See full scores, year-by-year.

For more information on the history of the great SI-SH rivalry, see the SI history.

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Bruce Mahoney Trophy Winners

Year   Football Basketball Baseball Trophy
1945-46   St. Ignatius, 20-6 Sacred Heart, 29-28 Sacred Heart, 3-1 Sacred Heart
1946-47   St. Ignatius, 7-6 St. Ignatius, 26-25   St. Ignatius
1947-48   Sacred Heart, 6-0 St. Ignatius, 35-24 Sacred Heart, 8-3 Sacred Heart
1948-49   St. Ignatius, 7-6 Sacred Heart, 35-31 St. Ignatius, 4-3 St. Ignatius
1949-50   Sacred Heart, 25-0 Sacred Heart, 32-31   Sacred Heart
1950-51   Sacred Heart, 12-6 St. Ignatius, 43-31 Sacred Heart, 3-2 Sacred Heart
1951-52   Sacred Heart, 20-6 Sacred Heart, 43-40   Sacred Heart
1952-53   St. Ignatius, 58-6 St. Ignatius, 38-28   St. Ignatius
1953-54   St. Ignatius, 26-7 St. Ignatius, 45-34   St. Ignatius
1954-55   Sacred Heart, 13-6 St. Ignatius, 46-33 Sacred Heart, 5-0 Sacred Heart
1955-56   St. Ignatius, 20-7 St. Ignatius, 49-26   St. Ignatius
1956-57   St. Ignatius, 6-0 Sacred Heart, 41-38 Sacred Heart, 13-2 Sacred Heart
1957-58   Tie Game, 7-7 St. Ignatius, 34-32 St. Ignatius, 9-1 St. Ignatius
1958-59   St. Ignatius, 25-13 St. Ignatius, 36-34   St. Ignatius
1959-60   St. Ignatius, 39-0 St. Ignatius, 59-43   St. Ignatius
1960-61   St. Ignatius, 26-0 Sacred Heart, 45-25 Sacred Heart, 7-2 Sacred Heart
1961-62   Sacred Heart, 12-6 Sacred Heart, 50-46   Sacred Heart
1962-63   St. Ignatius, 22-6 Sacred Heart, 46-45 St. Ignatius, 3-0 St. Ignatius
1963-64   St. Ignatius, 35-0 Sacred Heart, 51-43 Sacred Heart, 5-1 Sacred Heart
1964-65   St. Ignatius, 14-12 St. Ignatius, 49-47   St. Ignatius
1965-66   Tie Game, 6-6 Sacred Heart, 56-51 Sacred Heart, 7-0 Sacred Heart
1966-67   Sacred Heart, 18-13 St. Ignatius, 53-49 St. Ignatius, 2-0 St. Ignatius
St. Ignatius and Sacred Heart split the Trophy in 1967-68 and 1968-69.
1969-70   No Game Played St. Ignatius, 44-41 Sacred Heart, 10-1 St. Ignatius
1970-71   St. Ignatius, 33-7 St. Ignatius , 46-41   St. Ignatius
1971-72   Sacred Heart, 14-6 Sacred Heart, 39-35   Sacred Heart
1972-73   St. Ignatius, 20-6 Sacred Heart, 27-26 Sacred Heart, 4-3 Sacred Heart
1973-74   St. Ignatius, 14-0 St. Ignatius, 51-43   St. Ignatius
1974-75   St. Ignatius, 21-7 St. Ignatius, 62-61   St. Ignatius
1975-76   St. Ignatius, 14-0 St. Ignatius, 68-56   St. Ignatius
1976-77   St. Ignatius, 23-7 St. Ignatius, 65-51   St. Ignatius
1977-78   St. Ignatius, 14-6 St. Ignatius, 51-46   St. Ignatius
1978-79   St. Ignatius, 28-0 Sacred Heart, 34-29 St. Ignatius, 11-7 St. Ignatius
1979-80   Tie Game, 0-0 St. Ignatius, 51-50 St. Ignatius, 2-0 St. Ignatius
1980-81   St. Ignatius, 30-0 St. Ignatius, 58-45   St. Ignatius
1981-82   Tie Game, 16-16 St. Ignatius, 57-42 St. Ignatius, 5-4 St. Ignatius
1982-83   St. Ignatius, 26-0 Sacred Heart, 59-48 St. Ignatius, 4-1 St. Ignatius
1983-84   St. Ignatius, 52-0 St. Ignatius, 53-37   St. Ignatius
1984-85   St. Ignatius, 28-6 St. Ignatius, 36-35   St. Ignatius
1985-86   St. Ignatius, 21-14 Sacred Heart, 37-35 Sacred Heart, 6-0 Sacred Heart
1986-87   St. Ignatius, 35-6 St. Ignatius, 57-52   St. Ignatius
1987-88   Sacred Heart, 16-0 Sacred Heart, 53-50   Sacred Heart
1988-89   Sacred Heart, 19-14 Sacred Heart, 62-53   Sacred Heart
1989-90   St. Ignatius, 38-6 Sacred Heart, 47-43 St. Ignatius, 9-0 St. Ignatius
1990-91   St. Ignatius, 34-0 Sacred Heart, 61-59 St. Ignatius, 6-5 St. Ignatius
1991-92   St. Ignatius, 33-16 St. Ignatius, 63-49   St. Ignatius
1992-93   St. Ignatius, 7-3 St. Ignatius, 54-42   St. Ignatius
1993-94   St. Ignatius, 28-8 Sacred Heart, 63-58 Sacred Heart, 4-3 Sacred Heart
1994-95   St. Ignatius, 20-9 Sacred Heart, 64-59 St. Ignatius, 7-5 St. Ignatius
1995-96   St. Ignatius, 35-13 Sacred Heart, 66-52 St. Ignatius, 7-1 St. Ignatius
1996-97   Tie Game, 20-20 St. Ignatius, 62-50 St. Ignatius, 6-4 St. Ignatius
1997-98   Sacred Heart, 16-10 St. Ignatius, 49-46 Sacred Heart, 7-6 Sacred Heart
1998-99   St. Ignatius, 14-0 St. Ignatius, 60-39   St. Ignatius
1999-2000   St. Ignatius, 28-22 St. Ignatius, 53-43   St. Ignatius
2000-01   St. Ignatius, 42-21 St. Ignatius, 69-49   St. Ignatius
2001-02   St. Ignatius, 28-6 Sacred Heart, 51-43 St. Ignatius, 9-1 St. Ignatius
2002-03   Sacred Heart, 30-14 St. Ignatius, 56-48 St. Ignatius, 5-4 St. Ignatius
2003-04   St. Ignatius, 28-14 St. Ignatius, 60-56    St. Ignatius
2004-05   St. Ignatius, 34-0 St. Ignatius, 58-44   St. Ignatius
2005-06   Sacred Heart, 28-12 St. Ignatius, 54-50 St. Ignatius, 7-4 St. Ignatius
2006-07   St. Ignatius, 24-7 St. Ignatius, 47-42   St. Ignatius
2007-08   St. Ignatius, 44-14 St. Ignatius, 55-52   St. Ignatius
2008-09   St. Ignatius, 24 - 10 Sacred Heart, 66 - 37 Sacred Heart, 4-1 Sacred Heart
2009-10   St. Ignatius, 42-14 Sacred Heart, 47-44 St. Ignatius, 3-2 St. Ignatius
2010-11   St. Ignatius, 31-21 St. Ignatius, 42-40   St. Ignatius
2011-12   Sacred Heart, 38-14 Sacred Heart, 45-37   Sacred Heart 
2012-13   St. Ignatius, 35-21 St. Ignatius, 56-46   St. Ignatius
2013-14   St. Ignatius, 49-14   St. Ignatius, 71-39   St. Ignatius
2014-15   St. Ignatius, 20-7 Sacred Heart, 50-49 Sacred Heart, 7-3 St. Ignatius
2015-16   St. Ignatius, 14-13 Sacred Heart, 68-64 Sacred Heart, 2-1 St. Ignatius
2016-17   St. Ignatius, 42-21 St. Ignatius, 64-48   St. Ignatius
2017-18   Sacred Heart, 14-21 St. Ignatius, 68-61 Sacred Heart, 2-1 Sacred Heart
2018-19   Sacred Heart, 21-26 St. Ignatius, 65-45 St. Ignatius, 4-3 St. Ignatius
2019-20   St. Ignatius, 28-14 Sacred Heart, 84-78 DNP TIE
2020-21   St. Ignatius, 17-14 St. Ignatius, 64-57 St. Ignatius, 3-2 St. Ignatius