Best high school mascot in Connecticut: Top 10 candidates
The Constitution State has some of the oldest high schools in the country, and with age comes some interesting nickname origins.
But Connecticut also has some new kids on the block with some one-of-a-kind mascots, such as the Marvelwood Pterodactyls.
SBLive Sports' love for unique mascots with interesting back stories has been well documented.
We've crowned Hodags and Imps the past couple of years in national high school mascot contests, and now we're taking a spin through every state.
Over the next couple of months we'll go from Alabama through Wyoming featuring each state's best high school mascots, and then give readers a chance to vote for their favorite. Our Connecticut poll posted Oct. 10 on highschool.si.com and will stay open through Oct. 17:
Vote: Which is the best high school mascot in Connecticut?
Here are the top 10 high school mascots in Connecticut:
Avon Old Farms Winged Beavers
Berlin Redcoats
Choate Rosemary Hall Wild Boars
Danbury Hatters
East Hampton Bellringers
Kingswood Oxford Wyverns
Law Lawmen
Marvelwood Pterodactyls
Nathan Hale-Ray Noises
Westminster Martlets
(Feature photo by John Heider / hometownlife.com via Imagn Content Services)
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-- Mike Swanson | swanson@scorebooklive.com | @sblivesports