Vote: Gents/Ladies, Go-Devils, Crimson Pride, Zeps, Little Johns vie for high school mascot bracket's final spot
Last week SBLive Sports introduced its annual NCAA Tournament-style bracket, complete with 64 seeds and a play-in game, but with a national high school mascot twist.
Voting tips off today with our play-in round for the final No. 7 seed, featuring five teams that finished as runners-up in our statewide fall contests.
The Crowley Gents/Ladies (Louisiana), Gurdon Go-Devils (Arkansas), Roncalli Catholic Crimson Pride (Nebraska), Shenandoah Zeps (Ohio) and Danville Little Johns (Arkansas) are up for the final spot in the 2024 bracket.
The winner will face the No. 10-seeded Hesston Swathers (Kansas) in Round 1 next week.
Play-in game voting will conclude Monday, March 11, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.
Crowley Gents/Ladies (Louisiana)
Ladies and gentlemen, let us introduce you to Crowley High School, home of the Ladies and Gents. It’s pretty simple: The boys sports teams are called the Gents and the girls teams are called the Ladies.
Gurdon Go-Devils (Arkansas)
Gurdon’s mascot is a purple and yellow devil, but a Go-Devil is a piece of logging equipment from a bygone era. The go-devil was a simple one-horse sled used by loggers to haul trees in the early 1900s.
Roncalli Catholic Crimson Pride (Nebraska)
Not to be confused with the Crimson Tide, Roncalli Catholic has the only Crimson Pride in the nation among U.S. high schools. Its mascot is Rocky the Lion.
Shenandoah Zeps (Ohio)
The nation’s first U.S. Navy zeppelin crumbled near the site of Shenandoah High School. In 1925, the USS Shenandoah became caught up in violent thunderstorms, and the zeppelin crashed in Caldwell, Ohio, making international news. Shenandoah honors that history by going by the Zeps.
Danville Little Johns (Arkansas)
Danville’s "Little Johns" mascot is a translation of the French “Petit Jean,” words synonymous with the local legend of a heroic young French girl. The name “Petit Jean” went to a nearby river, mountain and Arkansas' first state park, and the high school chose the English translation.
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-- Mike Swanson | swanson@scorebooklive.com | @sblivesports
