For the week of August 17-21, the 103.5 ESPN Facebook page will be hosting our inaugural Why Would You Go Anywhere Else Logo Tournament, sponsored by John A. Logan College. 32 Southern Illinois high school logos have been entered into this tournament and we are going to decide which one is the best in the region, voted on by the fans!
How can you vote? Beginning at 9 AM on Monday, August 17 103.5 ESPN’s Facebook page will host one-hour long polls to decide which logo is the best logo in each match-up. Monday and Tuesday will consist of 8 match-ups each day for fans to vote on. Wednesday will consist of 8 more match-ups to decide who is headed to the Quarterfinals.
On Thursday, 4 match-ups will take place to decide our semi-finalists. Finally, on Friday August 21 the semi-finals will take place at 9 AM and 11 AM, both one-hour long polls. The winners will move on to the Finals that afternoon which will take place from 2 PM to 4 PM. At the end of the voting, we will have our first ever Why Would You Go Anywhere Else Logo Tournament champion and the winning school will have bragging rights!
If we have any match-ups end in a tie, we will go to a 30 minute overtime which could push the rest of the days match-ups back slightly but we believe we have enough space given in the second half of the week to account for any overtime matches!
Take a look at each logo that is representing each school in this year’s tournament!
Round 1, Matchup 1: Chester Yellowjackets vs Marion Wildcats
Round 1, Matchup 2: Centralia Orphans vs Sesser-Valier Red Devils
Round 1, Matchup 3: Carterville Lions vs Crab Orchard Trojans
Round 1, Matchup 4: Elverado Falcons vs Benton Rangers
Round 1, Matchup 5: Hamilton County Foxes vs Christopher Bearcats
Round 1, Matchup 6: Cobden Appleknockers vs Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes
Round 1, Matchup 7: Massac County Patriots vs Johnston City Indians
Round 1, Matchup 8: West Frankfort Redbirds vs Carbondale Terriers
Round 1, Matchup 9: Harrisburg Bulldogs vs Pope County Pirates
Round 1, Matchup 10: Galatia Bearcats vs Vienna Eagles
Round 1, Matchup 11: Nashville Hornets vs Du Quoin Indians
Round 1, Matchup 12: Trico Pioneers vs Anna-Jonesboro Wildcats
Round 1, Matchup 13: Mt. Vernon Rams vs Pinckneyville Panthers
Round 1, Matchup 14: Goreville Blackcats vs Eldorado Eagles
Round 1, Matchup 15: Carrier Mills-Stonefort Wildcats vs Joppa-Maple Grove Rangers
Round 1, Matchup 16: Murphysboro Red Devils vs Herrin Tigers
Tournament winner: The Elverado Falcons defeat the Goreville Blackcats in the final round 435-315! Congrats to Elverado and thank you to everyone who voted!!!