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Live Bruce-Mahoney basketball update recap: St. Ignatius sweeps, takes home coveted trophy at NBA's Chase Center

Behind six three-pointers from freshman Lulu Giometti, girls clinch the trophy with hard-fought win; Another freshman leads the boys to a resounding win all at beautiful Chase Center, home of Golden State Warriors

Mitch Stephens

St. Ignatius' 6-8 freshman Alex Moore goes up for two of his 17 points in his team's resounding 78-42 win over Sacred Heart Cathedral in the annual Bruce-Mahoney trophy game at the Chase Center, home of the NBA's Golden State Warriors in San Francisco on 1-14-2025.
St. Ignatius' 6-8 freshman Alex Moore goes up for two of his 17 points in his team's resounding 78-42 win over Sacred Heart Cathedral in the annual Bruce-Mahoney trophy game at the Chase Center, home of the NBA's Golden State Warriors in San Francisco on 1-14-2025. / Photo: Ernie Abrea

SAN FRANCISCO — It just doesn't get better than this.

That's what many Bay Area high school basketball fans are saying about tonight's renewel of the Bruce-Mahoney hoop doubleheader between arch San Francisco rivals Sacred Heart Cathedral and St. Ignatius.

The best-of-five series takes into account games played in five sports: tackle football, girls volleyball, girls basketball, boys basketball and baseball. The winner of three takes possession of the trophy named after Bill Bruce (1935 St. Ignatius graduate) and Jerry Mahoney (Sacred Heart, 1944), who were killed in World War II.

High school boys basketball: Chase Center, San Francisco
Sacred Heart Cathedral sophomore Kiran Tate-Day (0) dribbles up against St. Ignatius' Shawn Boquiren at Chase Center 1-14-2025. Tate-Day led the Irish with 11 points but it wasn't nearly enough in a 78-42 defeat. / Photo: Ernie Abrea

With wins in football and girls volleyball, St. Ignatius already holds a 2-0 lead. 

For decades the game drew more than 5,000 fans jammed into USF's War Memorial gymnasium but after the pandemic and the addition of girls volleyball and girls basketball — it used to be a best-of-3 series — the doubleheader model turned into single games at home sites.

In 2024-25, the basketball games not only return to a doubleheader format but move to the posh Chase Center, home of the Golden State Warriors.

high school boys basketball: San Francisco
Fans, students always come out in droves for the Bruce-Mahoney game as they did in 2024. The two teams renew their bitter rivalry Jan. 14, 2025 at the Chase Center in San Francisco, home of the Golden State Warriors. / Photo | Greg Jungferman

Tip off for the girls game Jan. 14 is 5 p.m. and the boys game is scheduled at 7 p.m.

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St. Ignatius' girls are 7-5 and favored Sacred Heart Cathedral is 11. On the boys side, favored St. Ignatius is 9-3 and a very young SHC squad is 8-4.

St. Ignatius is led by a pair of third-year starting juniors Steele Labaugh and Raymond Whitley. Fifth-year coach Jason Greenfield likes his team’s depth — the Wildcats carry a 17-man roster — and experience. The Wildcats three losses were to San Ramon Valley-Danville (67-60), Lincoln-Stockton (72-61) and Inderkum (64-50), all which are state Top-25 ranked. 

The Irish’s 14-man roster features two freshmen and seven sophomores, including leading scorer Kiran Tate-Day, a 5-9 sophomore guard who also leads the team in assists and steals.

“The girls are super excited for the Bruce-Mahoney game to return with both games and beyond excited to play at Chase Arena,” said St. Ignatius girls coach Maya Fok, a 1998 St. Ignatius graduate. “And it’s always a great atmosphere for the Bruce-Mahoney game. It’s super, super fun. I can still remember mine back in 1998. I can’t wait for my girls to experience this and just cheer their hearts out.”  

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BOYS: ST. IGNATIUS VS. SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL

1st quarter

SHC starts fast: Two driving layups by Andre Daniels and outside jumper from Kiran Tate-Day gives Irish a 6-2 lead.

Whitley heats up: A driving layup and 3-pointer by Raymond Whitley ends 10-2 run for Wildcats, gives his team a 10-6 lead. Midway through 1Q

End of 1: St. Ignatius 14, Sacred Heart Cathedral 8

2nd quarter

St. Ignatius on a run: Whitley with three layups, 6-8 freshman Alex Moore shows off versatility with a jump hook inside, and a 3-pointer from Curry land. Finishes off 6-0 run to give Wildcats a 26-15 lead.

Another SI flury, before SHC bomb: Kiran Tate-Day finishes off the half with a 3-pointer at the buzzer, but St. Ignatius firmly in command after a 3-pointer by Moore and fastbreak layups by Marco Cerchiai and Whitley. Halftime score: St. Ignatius 35, Sacred Heart Cathedral 24.

3rd quarter

The boom: St. Ignatius officially putting on a blitz. A 25-8 third-quarter run and the Wildcats has almost doubled up the score with a 60-32 lead heading into the fourth. Whitley is up to 18 points.

4th quarter

Final: St. Ignatius 78, Sacred Heart Cathedral 42. Leading scorers: Raymond Whitley (SI) 18, Alexander Morre (SI) 17. Kiran Tate-Day (SHC) 11.

St. Ignatius 78, Sacred Heart Cathedral 42

SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (8-5)
Kiran Tate-Day 5 0-0 11, Andre Daniels 2 2-2 6, Cory Wong 3 2-2 8, Tiyon Williams 0 1-2 1, Trey Carey 2 0-0 4, Michael Sargent 1 0-0 3, Ilias Medios 1 0-0 3, Mickey Williams 1 0-0 2, Marquez Gray 0 1-2 1, Valentino Fierros 1 0-0 2, Isayah Kennedy 0 1-2 1. Totals 16 7-10 42.

ST. IGNATIUS (10-3)
Shawn Boquiren 2 1-1 6, Connor Lewis 2 0-0 4, Raymond Whitley 8 1-1 18, Sebastian Fisher 2 2-2 6, Andrew Ennis 1 2-3 4, Alex Moore 8 0-0 17, Marco Cerchial 3 0-0 6, Ty Landers 3 1-2 7, Simon Webach 2 0-0 4, Luke Miller 1 0-0 3, Webb Wynne 1 0-0 3, Lucas Masuda 1 0-0 2. Totals 34 7-9 78.

SHC 8 16 8 10 — 42
St. Ignatius 14 21 25 18 — 78

3-point goals: SHC — Tate-Day, Medios, Sargent. SI — Boquiren, Whitley, Wynne. Fouled out — none.

GIRLS: ST. IGNATIUS VS. SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL

High school girls basketball: Chase Center, San Francisco
St. Ignatius Meaghan Manning (11) dribles up court against Kosi Anibuko at Chase Center 1-14-2025.JPEG / Photo: Ernie Abrea

1st quarter

End of 1: Sacred Heart Cathedral 12, St. Ignatius 11

SHC jumped out 6-0 thanks to a 3-point play from Aniyah Versosa and a 3-pointer from Kanoe Palmer. The Wildcats caught up thanks to six quick points from Sophia Sanchez. Both teams no problem with depth perception.

2nd quarter

Halftime: Sacred Heart Cathedral 27, St. Ignatius 27

What a half: Indeed no problem for the girls with depth perception. Back-to-back 3s from SI's Julia Alcantara gave her team a 27-24 lead, before Palmer answered with a 3 just before the horn.

3rd quarter

St. Ignatius run — Back-to-back 3s from Alcantara and Meaghan Manning finishes off 11-2 run giving the Wildcats a 38-31 lead. 3:35 3Q. Timeout SHC

Lulu explosion — St. Ignatius freshman Lulu Giometti drills three more 3-pointers, giving her six for the game as the Wildcats opening up 50-34 lead. 38.8 3Q

End of 3: St. Ignatius 50, Sacred Heart Cathedral 36

4th quarter

SHC with flurry - Madison Eade scores a pair of nifty inside buckets, Kaylen Alyssa Edora drills a 3, starting a 7-0 run. Irish closes to 50-43 midway through 4Q. Wildcats go cold.

High school girls basketball: Chase Center San Francisco
Sacred Heart Cathedral's Maddie Eade dribbles hard toward the basket against St. Ignatius 1-14-2025 at the Chase Center. Eade scored a team-high 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds. / Photo: Ernie Abrea

Alacantara answers — Wildcats finally answer on great halfcourt set, finished off with a Julia Alcantara left-handed layup. St. Ignatius 52, SHC 43. Alyssa Edora hits 3 for SHC and Mary Ennis with nice interior LH layup, makes it St. Ignatius 54, Sacred Heart Cathedral 46. 2:10 4Q.

Final: St. Ignatius 58, Sacred Heart Cathedral 48. The Wildcat girls clinch the Bruce-Mahoney trophy.

St. Ignatius 58, Sacred Heart Cathedral 48

ST. IGNATIUS (8-5)
Sophia Sanchez 1 2-2 5, Tatum Conroy 1 1-1 3, Lulu Giometti 6 0-0 18, Meaghan Manning 1 4-4 7, Hayley McGee 2 0-0 5, Julia Alcantara 5 0-0 14, Mary Ennis 3 0-0 6. Totals 19 7-7 58.

SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (11-2)
Aniyah Verosa 3 4-4 10, Carolyn Alapati 1 0-0 3, Kanoe Palmer 2 0-0 6, Lea Escobar 0 1-2 1, Kosi Anibuko 1 0-0 2, Kaylen Alysa Edora 3 0-0 9, Maddie Eade 5 5-5 15, Monet Oliver 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 10-11 48.

St. Ignatius 11 16 23 8 — 58
SHC. 12 15 9 12 — 48

3-point goals: SI — Giometti 6, Alcantara 4, Sanchez, Conroy, McGee; SHC — Palmer 3, Edora 3, Alapati. Fouled out — none.

ATTENDANCE ANNOUNCED: Sacred Heart Cathedral officials announced the attendance at 8,064 making it the most attended high school basketball game in the San Francisco Bay Area in more than 35 years.

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Mitch Stephens
MITCH STEPHENS

Mitch Stephens is a senior editor at SBLive Sports for California, a state he's covered high school sports since 1984. He won multiple CNPA and CPSWA writing awards with the Contra Costa Times, San Francisco Chronicle and MaxPreps.com before joining the SBLive staff in 2022. He's covered the beat nationally since 2007, profiling such athletes as Derrick Henry, Paige Bueckers, Patrick Mahomes, Sabrina Ionescu, Jayson Tatum, Chiney Ogwumike, Jeremy Lin and Najee Harris as preps. You can reach him at mitch@scorebooklive.com.

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