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National high school mascot bracket, Round 1: Vote for Sulphur Golden Tors or Lejeune Devilpups

Sulphur (Louisiana) is a 6 seed and Lejeune (North Carolina) is an 11 seed in the first round

Mike Swanson

The Sulphur Golden Tors (Louisiana) take on the Lejeune Devilpups (North Carolina) in Round 1.
The Sulphur Golden Tors (Louisiana) take on the Lejeune Devilpups (North Carolina) 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. 6-seeded Sulphur Golden Tors (Louisiana) or the No. 11-seeded Lejeune Devilpups (North Carolina) to advance to the second round.

The winner will face either the Mellen Granite Diggers (Wisconsin) or Nome-Beltz Nanooks (Alaska).

The Golden Tors earned a 6 seed by winning our statewide Louisiana contest with 900 votes, while the Devilpups won North Carolina with 20 votes to earn an 11 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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6. Sulphur Golden Tors (Louisiana)

Sure, Tors is just short for Tornadoes, but you’ve got to love the creativity (and brevity). There are several Golden Tornadoes in the high school ranks across the U.S., plus a few singular Golden Tornado, but there’s only one Golden Tors. 

11. Lejeune Devilpups (North Carolina)

Lejeune students in 1944 took the moniker Devilpups, a reference to the Marine Corps nickname of Devil Dog and Camp Lejeune being a Marine Corps base.

National high school mascot bracket, Round 1: Vote for Sulphur Golden Tors or Lejeune Devilpups
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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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