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National high school mascot bracket, Round 1: Vote for Center Point-Urbana Stormin' Pointers or Somers Tuskers

Center Point-Urbana (Iowa) is a 7 seed and Somers (New York) is a 10 seed in the first round

Mike Swanson

The Center Point-Urbana Stormin' Pointers (Iowa) take on the Somers Tuskers (New York) in Round 1.
The Center Point-Urbana Stormin' Pointers (Iowa) take on the Somers Tuskers (New York) in Round 1. / Graphic by Jesus Baca

The bracket is set for High School on SI's 2025 NCAA Tournament-style contest to determine the best high school mascot in America, and Round 1 is underway.

Vote below for the No. 7-seeded Center Point-Urbana Stormin' Pointers (Iowa) or the No. 10-seeded Somers Tuskers (New York) to advance to the second round.

The winner will face either the Westminster Martlets (Connecticut) or Annandale Atoms (Virginia).

The Stormin' Pointers earned a 7 seed by winning our statewide Iowa contest with 515 votes, while the Tuskers won New York with 76 votes to earn a 10 seed.

Follow along: National Mascot Tournament 2025 Bracket

Voting for this matchup will conclude Monday, March 24, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.

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7. Center Point-Urbana Stormin’ Pointers (Iowa)

Would they be in this position simply as the Pointers? Probably not. But Stormin’ Pointers wielding lightning bolts are an out-of-this-world force to be reckoned with in the mascot universe. According to Urbana resident Kristy Bruce, "the schools in the towns of Center Point and Urbana merged several years ago. Center Point's mascot was a Pointer and Urbana was the Cyclones. There was a strong desire to retain both mascots in some way, which led to the Pointer within the tornado, and a very unique mascot. It was a great way to promote unity during the transition." The phyical mascot's name is Stormin' Norman.

10. Somers Tuskers (New York)

The town of Somers is known for hosting the first American circus, so the high school chose an elephant as its physical mascot and called its teams the Tuskers. Highschoolfootballamerica.com has a fascinating story on Somers’ elephant- and circus-filled history.

National high school mascot bracket, Round 1: Vote for Center Point-Urbana Stormin' Pointers or Somers Tuskers (Poll Closed)
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Total Votes: 335
 

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MIKE SWANSON

Mike Swanson is the VP of Content for High School On SI. He's been in journalism since 2003, having worked as a reporter, city editor, copy editor and high school sports editor in California, Connecticut and Oregon.

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