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National high school mascot bracket, Round 2: Vote for Morse Shipbuilders or Hutto Hippos

Morse (Maine) is a 7 seed and Hutto (Texas) is a 15 seed in High School On SI's NCAA Tournament-style contest

Mike Swanson

The Morse Shipbuilders (Maine) take on the Hutto Hippos (Texas) in Round 2 of our national high school mascot tournament.
The Morse Shipbuilders (Maine) take on the Hutto Hippos (Texas) in Round 2 of our national high school mascot tournament. / Graphic by Jesus Baca

Round 1 is in the books, and High School on SI's 2025 NCAA Tournament-style contest to pick the best high school mascot in America is on to the second round.

Complete national high school mascot bracket

Vote below for the No. 7-seeded Morse Shipbuilders (Maine) or the No. 15-seeded Hutto Hippos (Texas) to advance to the Sweet 16.

The winner will face either the Crisfield Crabbers (Maryland) or Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds (Kentucky).

The Shipbuilders beat the Clay-Battelle Cee Bees (West Virginia) in Round 1, while the Hippos toppled the Choate Rosemary Hall Wild Boars (Connecticut).

Voting for this matchup will conclude Thursday, April 3, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.

High School on SI voting polls are intended to be a fun way to create fan engagement and express support for your favorite high school athletes and teams. Unless expressly noted, there are no awards for winning the voting. Our primary focus is to highlight the abilities and accomplishments of all the athletes and teams included in our poll.

7. Morse Shipbuilders (Maine)

Bath, Maine, home of Morse High School, became a haven for shipbuilding in the early 1600s, so the choice of Shipbuilders for Morse's mascot was an easy one.

15. Hutto Hippos (Texas)

Local legend traces the origins of the Hutto hippo to 1915, when a circus train carrying animals stopped to fill up with water. The hippo escaped, walked to Cottonwood Creek and stayed there so long that it delayed the train until its handlers were able to get it out.

National high school mascot bracket, Round 2: Vote for Morse Shipbuilders or Hutto Hippos
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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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