Mascot mania: Whats the most popular mascot in Texas high school football?
Tonight, the Lions, Tigers and Bears will take to the fields, along with the Wampus Cats, Bumblebees, Red Ants and Pied Pipers as the Friday night lights shine again across Texas. The Lone Star State’s colorful high school football history wouldn’t be so colorful without unique mascots from Angoras (Rocksprings) to Zebras (Grandview). You needn’t look far to find interesting nicknames: Fredericksburg has the Battlin’ Billies, Hutto has the Hippos, Taylor has the Ducks and Austin High the Maroons. Far more common, we found in cataloging the 1,366 public- and private-school teams in this year’s Texas Football magazine, are critters more often found elsewhere: Eagles, Tigers and Lions. Mascots from good to odd Forget political correctness and stereotypes: In Texas, Indians outnumber Cowboys, 32 mascots to 14 (and that’s not counting the Kiowas, Chiefs, Braves or Apaches). Some mascots embrace the military – Generals, Colonels, Cadets, Troopers – though peace lovers might prefer to turn th
