
Best high school mascot in Georgia: Top 10 candidates
Georgia has joined Florida, California and Texas as the undisputed Big Four states in high school football, but the Peach State has some sweet mascots as well.
Cairo — birthplace of Jackie Robinson — is home to the Syrupmakers, and LaGrange High School is eager to answer the question, "What is a Granger?"
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 Georgia poll posted Oct. 12 on highschool.si.com and will stay open through Oct. 19:
Vote: Which is the best high school mascot in Georgia?
Here are the top 10 high school mascots in Georgia:
Atlanta Adventist Aardvarks
Cairo Syrupmakers
Clarkston Angoras
Dalton Catamounts
Gainesville Red Elephants
Glynn Academy Red Terrors
Johnson Atom Smashers
LaGrange Grangers
Notre Dame Academy Irish Wolfhounds
Warren County Screaming Devils
(Angora photo by Colin Murphey / San Angelo Standard-Times via Imagn Content Services)
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-- Mike Swanson | swanson@scorebooklive.com | @sblivesports