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National high school mascot bracket, Round 2: Vote for Wilde Lake Wildecats or Ord Chanticleers

Wilde Lake (Maryland) is a 4 seed and Ord (Nebraska) is a 12 seed in High School On SI's NCAA Tournament-style contest

Mike Swanson

The Wilde Lake Wildecats (Maryland) take on the Ord Chanticleers (Nebraska) in Round 2 of our national high school mascot tournament.
The Wilde Lake Wildecats (Maryland) take on the Ord Chanticleers (Nebraska) 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. 4-seeded Wilde Lake Wildecats (Maryland) or the No. 12-seeded Ord Chanticleers (Nebraska) to advance to the Sweet 16.

The winner will face either the East Union Urchins (Mississippi) or Dayton Dust Devils (Nevada).

The Wildecats beat the Keene Blackbirds (New Hampshire) in Round 1, while the Chanticleers knocked out the Hill City Ringnecks (Kansas).

Voting for this matchup will conclude Wednesday, April 2, 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.

4. Wilde Lake Wildecats (Maryland)

The most clever use of the letter E in high school sports history resulted in Wilde Lake having a deceptively unique mascot. There are 743 U.S. high schools that call themselves the Wildcats, and there's only one Wildecats.

12. Ord Chanticleers (Nebraska)

There’s only one Chanticleers in the college ranks (Coastal Carolina), and Ord has the nickname to itself among U.S. high schools. “Chanticleer” is an old English word for “chicken” and a name commonly appearing in old fables.

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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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