[citation needed] Their mascot, the Statesmen was inspired by the patriotism of the country's early leaders, such as John Randolph and Patrick Henry, for whom the school is named.

Over that span of time, three coaches (Dick Bankston, Donnie Reebals and Billy Catron) combined to produce over 600 Varsity victories.

[citation needed] Three Randolph-Henry athletes have signed with NCAA Division I football teams since 2000: John McCargo and Ryan Hathaway.

[citation needed] After being a redshirt as a freshman, McCargo played three years with the Wolfpack until entering the NFL draft in 2006, and signing with the Buffalo Bills as a defensive lineman.

The team has had seventeen individual state champions: William Deford (1965), Ann Roger (1965), Brian Gard (1988, 1989 & 1990), William Collins (1992), April Hamilton (2001), Josh Goff (2003), Lewis Tedesco (2004), Sam Catron (2006), Sameera Gadiyaram (2007), Katie Cross (2009), Savannah Ketchum (2010), Mary Margaret Watkins (2010 and 2011), Ryan Larson (2011), Dayton Dunnavant (2011), and Brittany Guill (2011), Josh Lacks (2012).