National high school mascot bracket, Round 1: Vote for Bray-Doyle Donkeys or Sun Valley Community Cutthroat

Bray-Doyle (Oklahoma) is an 8 seed and Sun Valley (Idaho) is a 9 seed in the first round

Mike Swanson | Mar 18, 2025

The Bray-Doyle Donkeys (Oklahoma) take on the Sun Valley Community Cutthroat (Idaho) 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. 8-seeded Bray-Doyle Donkeys (Oklahoma) or the No. 9-seeded Sun Valley Community Cutthroat (Idaho) to advance to the second round.

The winner will face either the Inman Teutons (Kansas) or Rapid City Central Cobblers (South Dakota).

The Donkeys earned an 8 seed by winning our statewide Oklahoma contest with 264 votes, while the Cutthroat won Idaho with 139 votes to earn a 9 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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8. Bray-Doyle Donkeys (Oklahoma)

Not only are these the only Donkeys in the country in the high school ranks, the fact that they're in the town of Bray makes this an absolute hee-haw of a mascot choice. Everyone knows donkeys are going to bray, and everyone knows Bray-Doyle will stubbornly support its Donkeys.

9. Sun Valley Community Cutthroat (Idaho)

The scrappy, aggressive cutthroat is the Idaho State Fish, and Sun Valley Community School has been the Cutthroat since a yearbook contest named it the school mascot in 1984. The logo is a cutthroat wearing sunglasses and holding a knife in its teeth.

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Published Mar 18, 2025

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.