Vote now for best high school mascot in America, Round 2: Clarkston Angoras vs. Cary Imps
The bracket is updated 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. 3-seeded Clarkston Angoras (Georgia) or the No. 11-seeded Cary Imps (North Carolina) to advance to the Sweet 16. The Angoras beat the Gainesville Red Elephants (Georgia) and the Imps topped the Avon Old Farms Winged Beavers (Connecticut) in Round 1.
The Angoras earned a 3 seed by picking up 3,109 votes in our fall contests, while the Imps earned an 11 seed with 42 votes.
Follow along: National Mascot Tournament 2023 Bracket
Voting for this matchup will conclude Friday, May 12, 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.
3. Clarkston Angoras (Georgia)
From the city of Clarkston’s history page: “It was said that, in the early 1900s, many Clarkstonians owned up to twenty goats! They supposedly were associated with a high level of prestige. These goats were believed to be the renowned Angoras variety, and they needed to graze out in the open.” Clarkston's sports teams are also of the renowned Angoras variety.
11. Cary Imps (North Carolina)
These Imps have an interesting back story. Albert H. Werner, a football and baseball coach at the school in the 1930s, came up with the name as a nod to his alma mater, Duke. The JV teams at the time were called the Blue Imps rather than the Blue Devils, and a less colorful version has stuck at Cary.
