The Shadow
The weather did not look promising, but it held up this past Friday night for the Alleghany High School 2021 Hall of Fame Class induction ceremony.
The ceremony took place at Mountaineer Field prior to the Mountaineers varsity football game against the James River (Buchanan) Knights.
Robbie Andrew (2006), Dale Burdette (1992), Robert “Tyler” Farrar (2010), and Ray Robinson (1985) were all honored on that night.
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Robbie Andrews
Alleghany High School Class of 2006
High School Career
Varsity Baseball Team – 2004, 2005, 2006
1st Team All Blue Ridge District Pitcher – 2005, 2006
Career Pitching Record, 23-5
Career Pitching ERA (earned run average), 1.84
187 Career Strikeouts in 182 innings pitched
Virginia Commonwealth University
Baseball Letterman, four years
Relief pitcher with 13 career saves
CAA Conference Tournament Champions – 2007, 2010
NCAA Tournament appearances – 2007, 2010
Professional Career
Signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks – 2010
Pitched for Yakima Bears (A level)
Professional record, 3-1
Professional career ERA, 3.16
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Dale Burdette
Alleghany High School Class of 1992
AHS Wrestler, 1991
AHS Head Wrestling Coach, 2003 – Present
Dual match record – 249 wins, 88 losses
74% winning percentage as head coach
3rd most coaching wins in AHS history
Coached 27 individual District Champions
Coached three individual Regional Champions
Coached 10 individual Regional Finalists
Coached 10 Wrestlers who wrestled in College
Coached 37 individual State Tournament Qualifiers
Team District Champions, 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Longest Winning streaking in AHS history
16 seasons as Head Coach
16 winning seasons
AHS Assistant Football Coach, 11 seasons
AHS JV Baseball Coach, three seasons
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Robert “Tyler” Farrar
Alleghany High School Class of 2010
High School Career
Soccer Letterman, four years
1st Team All Blue Ridge District, 2010
Blue Ridge District Player of the Year, 2010
Selected to 1st Team All Region III
Selected to 1st Team All State
Selected to Group AA All Timesland Boy’s Soccer Team
Member of the JV Boys Basketball Team, Two Years
Member of the Indoor Track Team, One Year
Collegiate Career
Concord University
Soccer Letterman, Four Years
Selected to the All Decade Athletic Team, 2010-2020
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Ray Robinson
Alleghany High School Class of 1985
Cross Country Letterman, Four Years
Track and Field Letterman, Four Years
Wrestling Letterman, Four Years
54-8-1 Career Record in Wrestling
25-3 record during junior season in Wrestling, 20 pins
.865 winning percentage in Wrestling
Blue Ridge District Champion, 1984
Region III runner-up, 1984
5th place finish in AA State Wrestling Tournament, 1984
24-1 record during senior season in Wrestling, 22 pins
Record holder for highest % of wins in school history
Two-time Blue Ridge District Champion
Two-time Washington & Lee Christmas Tournament Champion
Region III Champion
AHS first AA Wrestling State Champion
