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National high school mascot bracket, Round 1: Vote for Salem Witches or Prescott Curley Wolves

Salem (Massachusetts) is a 7 seed and Prescott (Arkansas) is a 10 seed in the first round

Mike Swanson

The Salem Witches (Massachusetts) take on the Prescott Curley Wolves (Arkansas) in Round 1.
The Salem Witches (Massachusetts) take on the Prescott Curley Wolves (Arkansas) 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 Salem Witches (Massachusetts) or the No. 10-seeded Prescott Curley Wolves (Arkansas) to advance to the second round.

The winner will face either the International High School at Largo Sea Turtles (Maryland) or Cairo Syrupmakers (Georgia).

The Witches earned a 7 seed by winning our statewide Massachusetts contest with 713 votes, while the Curley Wolves won Arkansas with 52 votes to earn a 10 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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7. Salem Witches (Massachusetts)

Two other U.S. high schools use the Witches as their mascot, but no one can pull it off with such historical authenticity like Salem, Massachusetts.

10. Prescott Curley Wolves (Arkansas)

In the 1920s, after the Prescott football team delivered a thrashing of Little Rock, an Arkansas Gazette news editor wrote the headline, “WE THINK THAT THE BOYS ARE CURLEY WOLVES.” The team loved it, and they’ve been the Curley Wolves ever since.

National high school mascot bracket, Round 1: Vote for Salem Witches or Prescott Curley Wolves
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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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