When it comes to team names, schools can pick almost anything they want.
For many, they go down the basic route and pick an animal that several other schools also pick. Many have team names based off of local legends or something based on the area the school was built in.
Typically, those locally based names lead to more unique additions as each town and community is a little bit different than others and has it owns unique backstory.
We've already taken a look at all 50 states and made our picks for what we though the most unique for each is.However, altogether, what are the one-of-one most unique names throughout the country?
Here are the 25 high schools with team names that we found as the most unique as you won't find them anywhere else in the country.
Avon Old Farms Winged Beavers (CT)
Having a beaver alone would have given Avon Old Farms a unique team name but then you morph it with an eagle and give it wings? Can safely say that we've never heard of anything like it before.
Benson Mighty Bunnies (NE)
There aren't many schools in the country that have Bunnies as a team name as they tend to go with Hoppers or something like that. Add in "Mighty" before it though and Benson sounds like it has a superhero rabbit as a team name.
Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossoms (MN)
Blossoms may not be intimidating but an Awesome Blossom? That sounds like something straight out of comic book about flower-themed superhero.
Cairo Syrupmakers (GA)
Shoutout to the workers at the Roddenbery Syrup Company who took it upon themselves to bring their company rain jackets down to the football field to help out the players who were playing in a torrential downpour. That moment lead to creation of one of America's greatest team names.
Chattanooga Central Purple Pounders (TN)
Chattanooga Central was so dominant in the 1920's and 1930's that local writers would say they pounded their opponents into the ground. Mix that in with the school colors of purple and gold, the Purple Pounders were born.
Chinook Sugarbeeters (MT)
A sugar beet as a team name is something that would have never happened if the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company didn't open a giant sugar beet refinery in Chinook in 1925. That did happen though and we're very happy that it led to the Sugarbeeters.
Cobden Appleknockers (IL)
Before they officially had a team name, opponents would call Coben players Appleknockers as a put-down. We're glad that they didn't take the insults to heart as they would end up embracing the name and it became a known nation-wide.
Frankfort Hotdogs (IN)
Don't let their size fool you, wiener dogs can be ferocious. Though, we've never seen one quite as ferocious as Frankfort's. The name and logo are perfect but adding a hot dog bun would have been amazing.
Glenville Tarblooders (OH)
Laying down railroad pipe and working with hot tar was by far one of the most dangerous and hardest jobs of the 1900's. Glenville honors those individuals who took those jobs and made it a moniker of its own.
Hamlin Pied Pipers (TX)
Connecting the European legend of 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin' and Texas may be a stretch. However, folks in Hamlin, Texas in the 1920's realized how close their name was to Hamelin, Germany. Take out the e and boom, Texas has its own Pied Pipers.
Hickman Kewpies (MO)
Admittedly, a giant baby mascot is a little creepy. But the legend of the school secretary putting a kewpie doll on the court before a basketball game, the team winning and the doll coming away unscathed, is one of the best origin stories we've seen.
Hoopeston Cornjerkers (IL)
Hoppeston is known as the "Sweetcorn Capital of the World" and the high school reflects that. Jerky, the school's mascot, was introduced in 1963 and the Cornjerkers status as a legendary team name was cemented.
Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts (WI)
Ghosts are scary enough but a ghost that's somehow learned how to ride a horse? Well, that's not exactly scary but it is insanely neat and one of the cleverest names we've ever heard.
Mars Fightin’ Planets (PA)
Any team can be a Fightin' "insert team name here", but a Fightin' Planet? Mars High School took its name seriously and now we can't imagine the red planet without some boxing gloves on.
Northampton Konkrete Kids (PA)
Pennsylvania is known for its rich industrial history so why not come up with something fun and unique inspired by concrete? We've never heard of a Konkrete Kids but we're glad it exists.
Poca Dots (WV)
Yes. That's all we have to say here. If your town is called Poca, the only logical thing is to go with the Dots and we're very happy that Poca High School made the logical choice.
Polo Marcos (IL)
Polo? Marcos? Kudos to Polo for going with a clever play-on-words around the 13th-century explorer instead of going with something generic like Panthers.
Rocky Ford Meloneers (CO)
A fighting watermelon is something that doesn't exactly register to the brain until you see an actual image of it. Thanks to Rocky Ford, we now know what that looks like and we're the better for it.
Sleepy Hollow Headless Horsemen (NY)
The Fightin' Cranes wouldn't have been a bad name, but Sleepy Hollow made the right pick going with the Headless Horsemen leading to one of the best entrances in all of sports.
WATCH: Sleepy Hollow (NY) might have the coolest mascot in all of high school football 🐎👻
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Imagine seeing this as the opposing team…
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Speedway Sparkplugs (Indianapolis, IN)
Right down the road from Indianapolis Motor Speedway, if Speedway had gone with anything not car-related, it just would not have made any sense.
Stuyvesant Peglegs (NY)
Getting called the Pirates or Raiders would be too simple. But the Peglegs? Now that's something no one else has had the creativity to do until Stuyvesant.
Tarpon Springs Spongers (FL)
Located in "the sponge capital of the world," the only thing that would make the Spongers stand out even more is if they went all in with a SpongeBob SquarePants logo or mascot.
The Webb-Bell Buckle Feet (TN)
No, you're not reading that wrong. You can find sneakers or socks around the country, but no other school went all-in with just feet like Webb-Bell Buckle.
Winters Blizzards (TX)
One look at this school and its name, one would assume that it would be a school up north or one all the way in Alaska. Instead, you'll find this school right in the heart of Texas, a place that gets less than 2 inches of snow on average per year.
Yuma Criminals (AZ)
Shoutout to the team in the early 1900's that claimed Yuma beating them was because they were criminals. It's a name the school has embraced to this day.
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