High SchoolAfter nearly 15 years of graduating, two Lamar alumni formed a petition to change the name "Savages" from their hometown team.DENVER — "You know, at the time, I had no reason to feel anything but pride for that name."Proud to be a Savage.It wasn't until former Lamar Football team captain Blake Mundell left for college in 2007 that his eyes were opened to a different perspective of his high school mascot."And to question this definition of the word 'savage' that I had grown up with and realized that it's just here in this small town where that definition exists," he said.Loading...…High SchoolAfter nearly 15 years of graduating, two Lamar alumni formed a petition to change the name "Savages" from their hometown team.DENVER — "You know, at the time, I had no reason to feel anything but pride for that name."Proud to be a Savage.It wasn't until former Lamar Football team captain Blake Mundell left for college in 2007 that his eyes were opened to a different perspective of his high school mascot."And to question this definition of the word 'savage' that I had grown up with and realized that it's just here in this small town where that definition exists," he said.Loading...WW…