As is the case at most positions on both sides of the ball this season, the quarterback spot at Wall will feature a new starter in 2026.

And in following the footsteps of Landon York, who completed 501 of 759 passes for 7,786 yards with a 107-to-14 touchdown-to-interception ratio over the past two seasons — leading the Hawks to a 16-0 state championship run last fall — no player in the state will have bigger shoes to fill.

But in senior Gunner King, WHS not only has a player its staff feels can do the job at a high level, it has a signal caller who is embracing the challenge of replacing a record-setting predecessor. His goal is not just to keep the Hawks competitive through heavy graduation losses and a move to Class 3A Division I, it’s to sustain the elite level of play Wall has gotten from the QB position since moving to the spread ahead of the 2024 campaign.