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National high school mascot bracket, Round 1: Vote for Crisfield Crabbers or Cobden Appleknockers

Crisfield (Maryland) is a 3 seed and Cobden (Illinois) is a 14 seed in the first round

Mike Swanson

The Crisfield Crabbers (Maryland) take on the Cobden Appleknockers (Illinois) in Round 1.
The Crisfield Crabbers (Maryland) take on the Cobden Appleknockers (Illinois) 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. 3-seeded Crisfield Crabbers (Maryland) or the No. 14-seeded Cobden Appleknockers (Illinois) to advance to the second round.

The winner will face either the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds (Kentucky) or Clarkston Bantams (Washington).

The Crabbers earned a 3 seed as an at-large bid by finishing third in our statewide Maryland contest with 8,000 votes, while the Appleknockers won Illinois with four votes to earn a 14 seed.

Follow along: National Mascot Tournament 2025 Bracket

Voting for this matchup will conclude Tuesday, March 25, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.

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3. Crisfield Crabbers (Maryland)

Known as "the Seafood Capital of the World," the city of Crisfield has a giant crab on its welcoming water tower. The Crisfield Crabbers were a minor league baseball team in the 1920s and '30s, and the high school decided to keep the name alive.

14. Cobden Appleknockers (Illinois)

This seems like a missed opportunity for Cobden to use a corn pun, but the rural town is located in a region rife with apple orchards (and peach orchards, but Peachknockers doesn't have the same ring to it).

National high school mascot bracket, Round 1: Vote for Crisfield Crabbers or Cobden Appleknockers
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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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