What we play for... the Big Game Trophy

The Glendale city champion is determined by the winner of the Glendale vs. Hoover water polo game. The "Big Game Trophy" is earned by the winning team when the game is played at either GHS or Hoover highs. If the teams meet in the league tournament, regular tournament game or CIF, those contests do not count in determining which school gets one year ownership of the trophy but those games do count towards which team earns the right to be called city champion. The city championship is determined by which team wins the most games against the other in a season. Normally the teams just play once but there have been years when the teams played multiple times. In those cases the " trophy" goes to the team that wins the game played in the GHS or Hoover pool and the city championship goes to the team which wins the most games.
2006 results
Nitros win match at Hoover 15-8
Tornadoes hold off GHS in the league topurnament in 12-11 thriller

Glendale vs. Hoover
BOYS

In the early days beginning in 1961, Glendale and Hoover played each other two times per season, with each team playing host once. From 1976 to 1981, the teams played just once a year, alternating home sites each year.

From 1982 until present, the teams play once a year at alternating sites and have the chance to meet again at a neutral site in the Pacific League tournament. The city championship trophy can only change hands in that first meeting of the league season at the game which is held either at Glendale and Hoover.

All games considered:
GLENDALE leads the series 39 wins to Hoover's 28 wins
Year to Year City Championships
GLENDALE leads the series 26-18-2

BOYS
1961 HOOVER GHS 1-19 Hoover
1962 HOOVER
1963 HOOVER GHS 2-7 Hoover
1964 GLENDALE GHS 12-3 Hoover, GHS 18-6 Hoover
1965 GLENDALE
1966 HOOVER GHS 7-12 Hoover, GHS 7-8 Hoover
1967 HOOVER
1968 HOOVER
1969 HOOVER

1970 GLENDALE GHS 4-0 Hoover
1971 GLENDALE
1972 GLENDALE GHS 9-8 Hoover
1973 GLENDALE GHS 12-8 Hoover, GHS 13-12 Hoover
1974 GLENDALE
1975 HOOVER GHS 8-9 Hoover
1976 GLENDALE GHS 14-13 Hoover
1977 GLENDALE GHS 10-7 Hoover
1978 HOOVER
1979 GLENDALE GHS 9-7 Hoover

1980 HOOVER GHS 7-8 Hoover
1981 HOOVER
1982 HOOVER
1983 HOOVER GHS 10-12 Hoover
1984 HOOVER
1985 GLENDALE
1986 GLENDALE GHS 15-7 Hoover
1987 GLENDALE GHS 11-4 Hoover
1988 GLENDALE
1989 HOOVER GHS 12-15 Hoover

1990 GLENDALE GHS 12-10 Hoover, GHS 12-10 Hoover
1991 HOOVER
1992 (tie) GHS 6-9 Hoover, GHS 9-5 Hoover. Hoover keeps the trophy because they won the game played at Glendale, while GHS won the game played at the league tournament.
1993 HOOVER GHS 12-13 Hoover, GHS 6-8 Hoover
1994 GLENDALE GHS 14-11 Hoover, GHS 14-11 Hoover
1995 GLENDALE
1996 GLENDALE GHS 18-10 Hoover
1997 GLENDALE GHS 23-5 Hoover
1998 GLENDALE
1999 GLENDALE GHS 13-7 Hoover

2000 GLENDALE GHS 13-11 Hoover
2001 GLENDALE GHS 15-5 Hoover
2002 GLENDALE GHS 19-6 Hoover
2003 GLENDALE GHS 18-2 Hoover
2004 GLENDALE GHS 16-8 Hoover. GHS 19-14 Hoover
2005 HOOVER GHS 14-18 Hoover
2006 (tie) GHS 15-8 Hoover, GHS 11-12 Hoover. Glendale keeps the trophy because they won the game played at Hoover, while Hoover won the game played at the league tournament.


Most goals scored against Hoover- 23 (1997)
Biggest margin of win for Glendale- 18 goals (1997)

Most goals scored against Glendale- 19 (1961)
Biggest margin of win for Hoover- 18 goals (1961)


Longest winning streak for Glendale- 11 years, 1994-2004
Longest winning streak for Hoover- 5 years, 1980-1984

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Hoover/Glendale
The City Championship Game by Game

1961 The first year of Hoover water polo was 1960 and Glendale's was 1961. The two teams met for the first time at Glendale High on Tuesday, October 24. Hoover beat GHS 19-1. Hoover's Rich McGeagh (pronounced MaGay) led the Tornadoes. McGeagh, a world-ranked swimmer, would later go on (with Hoover teammate Bill Craig) to swim on the U.S. Olympic team and compete in the 1964 Olympics. McGeagh was also a water polo All-American at USC in 1964.

The lone Nitro goal was scored by Bill Mellies. Hoover led 8-0 after the first quarter and 11-1 at halftime. They then scored one goal in the third quarter and seven in the fourth quarter, shutting GHS out in the second half. Hoover won the second meeting between the two teams held at Hoover High. No score is known at this time.

1962- Hoover beat GHS 15-5 on Tuesday, October 30. The Nitros' Paul Titchenal had 2 goals and David Weesoff, Bob Meserve and Art Keogh each scored 1.
In the second game on Thursday, November 15, Hoover won 16-9 to win the league title. They finished with a 5-1 league record. For GHS, John Weston scored 5, Bob Meserve had 3 and Gary Nelson scored 1.

1963- GHS lost again at Hoover 7-2 on Monday, Nov. 4. GHS goals were scored by Dick Gustovson and Bob Zaun.

1964- GHS picked up its first-ever wins over Hoover in 1964. Hoover was the defending league champ but GHS nailed them twice, 12-3 and 18-6.