Vote now for best high school mascot in America, Round 2: Colorado Rocky Mountain Oysters vs. Green Mountain Valley Gumbies
The bracket is live for SBLive Sports' NCAA Tournament-style contest to determine the best high school mascot in America, and Round 2 is underway.
Vote below for the No. 7-seeded Colorado Rocky Mountain Oysters or the No. 15-seeded Green Mountain Valley Gumbies (Vermont) to advance to the Sweet 16. The Oysters beat the Maui Prep Pueo (Hawaii) and the Gumbies topped the Hutto Hippos (Texas) in Round 1.
The Oysters earned a 7 seed by picking up 208 votes in our fall contests, while the Gumbies earned a 15 seed with 25 votes.
Follow along: National Mascot Tournament 2023 Bracket
Voting for this matchup will conclude Thursday, May 11, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.
Editor's note: In the event of a tie, the team with the better seed will prevail based on the results of our fall mascot contest.
7. Colorado Rocky Mountain Oysters (Colorado)
Colorado Rocky Mountain School has a unique mix of sports — soccer, cross country, climbing, mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding — and the only nickname in the country rooted in fried bull testicles.
15. Green Mountain Valley School Gumbies (Vermont)
From the “Why Gumby?” section on the school website: “In the late 1980s, the GMVS girls soccer team was making a run at the state championship title. After one game, a reporter asked the team what their mascot was. They looked at one another – they didn’t have an official mascot – and in a moment of creativity, one girl spoke up. ‘Well, we’re flexible, we’re agile, we’re fun…I guess we’re the Gumbies.’ The name stuck.”
