Walker Valley High School

Team Profile

Photos by Andy Mitchell Photography

Q&A with Coach Drew Akins

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Q. How would you characterize this year’s team?

A. High energy and effort.

Q. What will be the keys to your success?

A. Building depth throughout the season and developing along the OL/DL.

Q. Who will be your key leaders on the team?

A. Roman Eulo, Aiden Burns, Kaleb Jackson, and Reece Davis.

Q. What are your biggest reasons for optimism?

A. Our athleticism in defense is outstanding, and our skill positions on offense are experienced and talented.

Q. What will keep you up at night?

A. Depth and developing the LOS.

Q. What can you build on from last year?

A. We are still building a consistent culture of winning.

Q. Any lessons learned from last year?

A. We will learn from mistakes in our building and work to do better.

Q. Will we see anything different this year?

A. We will have subtle changes on both sides, but the menu is the same.

Q. How would you characterize your team’s speed?

A. We have good speed at every position.

Stats

Coach name: Drew Akins (7 yrs. as a head coach, 7th as head coach at Walker Valley)

Class/Region: TN 5A – Reg. 3

2024 Overall Record: 7-4

2024 District Finish: 3rd

Mascot: Mustangs

 

2025 Schedule

August

21 Cleveland (A)

29 Bradley Central (H)

September

5 McMinn Co. (H)

12 Chattanooga Central (H)

19 Ooltewah (A)

26 Soddy Daisy (H)

October

3 East Hamilton (A)

17 Lenoir City (A)

24 Sequatchie Co. (A)

31 Rhea Co. (H)

Coach’s View

Tough start to the season, but we are excited to have a schedule that once again prepares us for playoffs. The region schedule absolutely gets harder this season with the addition of Soddy Daisy and Lenoir City. Whoever gets in the playoffs from our region will be battle tested.

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