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Over the next month we'll be featuring some of the best nicknames in high school sports, with an end goal of determining the fans' favorite.

We've built 12 brackets of 15 teams each, and we'll roll out three brackets a week.

We recently released the Jobs Bracket, featuring 15 outstanding high school sports nicknames with an employment theme. Descriptions of each are below the poll.

Best, weirdest, wackiest high school sports mascots, nicknames in America, part 1: Jobs Bracket

Now, we want to hear from you: Which is the best nickname in the bracket?

Vote in the poll to pick your favorite, and the winner will advance to the Dandy Dozen Championship Bracket.

Jobs Bracket voting will conclude Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.

(Lewisville Fighting Farmers photo by Prabhat Seelamsetti)

Danbury Hatters (Connecticut)

Danbury’s hat-making history goes back to the late 18th century. According to local legend, a man named Zadoc Benedict plugged a hole in his shoe with fur. He found sweat and friction turned it into felt. Benedict began making felted fur hats on his bedpost and eventually opened a hat shop in Danbury. By 1800, Danbury made more hats than any other U.S. city.

Powell County Wardens (Montana)

Powell County High School is in Deer Lodge, home of the Montana State Prison. Jim Salmonsen is the prison warden, but there are Wardens all over the county.

Churchland Truckers (Virginia)

According to the 2020 census, the U.S. employed 3.36 million truck drivers. That’s a pretty solid-sized fan base for a high school team.

Notre Dame Jugglers (New York)

Long story from the school's website that's totally worth it: “Once there was a very talented juggler named Barnabe who had tired of wandering up and down the roads of France and decided that it would be better if he were to dedicate his life to God, as a monk. He entered the monastery with which he was familiar and quite happy. Now, it was the custom of the monastery to do things in honor of the Blessed Mother. One monk would write poetry, another would sculpt, another would paint, and so on. The Juggler could do nothing like this and became quite despondent. Then suddenly he was happy again. Soon the Prior began to notice that Barnabe would disappear every day for about an hour. He wondered what the Juggler was doing and followed him. The Juggler went into the chapel and proceeded to do all of his juggling tricks in front of the statue of Our Lady and before the horrified eyes of the Prior. He ran and got the Abbot to see the sacrilege that was being committed in the chapel. But when they both started up the aisle to stop the Juggler they saw the statue come to life and Our Lady wipe the sweat off the brow of the Juggler.”

Cardozo Clerks (Washington, D.C.)

Do Jay and Silent Bob loiter at their games?

Cardozo Judges (New York)

This nickname has sounded a whole lot tougher since the New York Yankee Aaron hit the scene.

John Marshall Barristers (California)

Since we have a judge, we had to add a barrister, which is a much more fun word than lawyer.

Roscoe Plowboys (Texas)

Named in honor of the agricultural area of Roscoe, a plowboy, by definition, is a boy who leads the team drawing a plow, or a “country youth.” So it’s both a job and a state of mind.

Camas County Mushers (Idaho)

It’s not Alaska, but Fairfield, Idaho (home of Camas County High School) does average over 60 inches of snow per year, and mushing is one efficient way to get around during winter in the rural town of 567 people.

Chaptnguak Shaman (Alaska)

Cheat against Chaptnguak at your peril.

Brazosport Exporters (Texas)

Bring imports to this Freeport school’s games at your peril.

Colon Magi (Michigan)

Colon, Michigan, is the magic capital of the world, and Magi the Rabbit is Colon High School’s mascot (sometimes depicted as a rabbit in a hat). Magi also, of course, were noble pilgrims from the East who followed a miraculous guiding star to Bethlehem.

Lewisville Fighting Farmers (Texas)

A reference to Lewisville’s rural past, the Fighting Farmers' old-school “Big John” mascot — a football player wielding a pitchfork — is among the best in the history of the United States.

Papermakers (Camas, Washington; Kimberly, Wisconsin; Nekoosa, Wisconsin)

Who knew there were so many Papermakers in high school sports? But when you think about the amount of paper that high schools go through every year, it makes a lot of sense. Somebody has to make it.

Jimtown Jimmies (Indiana)

A “Jimmie” is a nickname for a railroad worker, and Jimtown is right near a rail yard, so Jimtown Jimmies is more than just a catchy name.

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Editor's note: The St. Clement Anchormen (Massachusetts) were a late scratch because the school closed in 2017.