Off-Season Notebook: Walker Valley

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>PICTURED: 2025-2026 </em>Walker Valley <em>team photo</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Prep Hoops staff is taking a closer look inside Tennessee high school basketball programs, months ahead of the 2026-2027 season. Our next team feature is Walker Valley High of Cleveland, TN.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Head Coach:</strong> Will Campbell</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The superstar of the team,<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='2754640' first='Zach' last='Davis']</strong>, will slide over to the point guard position now that his older brother graduated. Davis is a fringe Division I basketball player next season. Incredible strength. Finishes after contact. Better than most endurance. High character. The consummate leader. Walker Valley will really have to surprise to return to the State Tournament for the third consecutive season. Coach Campbell knows the game and can teach it. Davis knows the game and can play it. They just lack much high-end talent compared to the last two years.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[[player_tooltip player_id='2754640' first='Zach' last='Davis']] looked really good," said Walker Valley Head Coach Will Campbell about June. "He is a great player. He had some big games for us. He probably averaged 30 a game this summer." With fellow senior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3704299' first='Caleb' last='Ayers']</strong>, Davis will dominate the ball early in possessions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":3696202,"width":"213px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media","align":"center"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/wv.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/wv.jpg?w=120" alt="" class="wp-image-3696202" style="width:213px;height:auto" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"textAlign":"center"}}} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><span style="text-decoration: underline"><strong>Walker Valley History</strong></span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2025-2026 Record: </strong>31-4</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>State Championship Record:</strong>&nbsp;3-4<br><strong>State Tournament Appearances</strong> (4)<strong>:</strong>&nbsp;2026, 2025, 2016, 2009<br><strong>State Team Runner-up (1):</strong>&nbsp;2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Partial Roster (2026-2027)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Anticipated Starters*</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Team Roster</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:table {"hasFixedLayout":false} --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>#</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Height</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2754640' first='Zach' last='Davis']</td><td>Sr.</td><td>G</td><td>6'1"</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Luke Hayden</td><td>Sr.</td><td>PF/C</td><td>6'5"</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Grayson Evans</td><td>Sr.</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='3361182' first='Parker' last='Moody']</td><td>Soph.</td><td>PG</td><td>5'11"</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Kane Cooley</td><td>Sr.</td><td>G</td><td>6'1"</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='3704299' first='Caleb' last='Ayers']*</td><td>Sr.</td><td>G</td><td>5'8"</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jonathan Bischof</td><td>Soph.</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Davis Ensley</td><td>Sr.</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Ian Almazan</td><td>Soph.</td><td>SF</td><td>6'5"</td></tr><tr><td>55</td><td>Harrison Yost</td><td>Sr.</td><td>G</td><td>5'11"</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Walker Valley advanced to the 2026 4A State Tournament in The Glass House after making the 2025 4A State Tournament the prior March.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">District 5-4A Teams</span><br>Cleveland<br><strong>Walker Valley</strong><br>Bradley Central<br>East Hamilton<br>Howard<br>Ooltewah</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Previous Off-Season Notebooks</span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2026/07/off-season-notebook-collierville/">Collierville</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->