Canyon Springs High School

Coach helps students overcome life's obstacles off the field: Tuesday, May 8, 2012; COMMUNITY: In the afternoon, Hunkie Cooper works on football skills. But most of his day is spent helping students deal with life.; By Ray Brewer; If you think you know how a high school football coach spends his day, you’ve never met the likes of Hunkie Cooper, whose contributions to high school students extend far beyond the gridiron. Most of his school day is spent as site coordinator for the nonprofit Communities in Schools, which provides community support to students so they will succeed in school and in life.

Canyon Springs High graduate Juron Criner ready for shot in NFL, likely to be picked in next week's draft: Wednesday, April 18, 2012; Football:; By Ray Brewer; One projection generously has wide receiver Juron Criner being selected in the first round of next week’s NFL Draft. A majority of the others have him being picked in the mid-to-late rounds. But Criner, a 2008 graduate of Canyon Springs High School, doesn’t spend much time worrying about what the so-called experts think.

Playoff victory carries extra importance for Basic senior Sampson: Saturday, November 5, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; Basic High running back Lorenzo Sampson delivered a simple message Friday when addressing teammates following their 42-21 victory against host Canyon Springs in the Sunrise Regional quarterfinals. Sampson, the Wolves unquestioned team leader, didn’t hesitate telling teammates to seize the moment the rest of the postseason.

Change of the guard in the Northeast as Canyon Springs tops Las Vegas in overtime: Friday, October 28, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; This time, the Canyon Springs High football team’s 2-point conversion attempt was successful. The Pioneers’ Donnel Pumphrey ended the game Thursday night by scoring on a 2-point conversion in overtime to give Canyon Springs a dramatic 22-21 victory in overtime against Las Vegas High for the Northeast Division title. Trailing 21-14 after Las Vegas scored on its possession in overtime, Pumphrey brought Canyon Springs to within one point when he scored on a 1-yard run on a fourth down play. Canyon Springs coach Hunkie Cooper elected to attempt the 2-point conversion for the win, opting for victory over the much ...

Canyon Springs gets past Valley, 28-21: Saturday, October 22, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; The Canyon Springs High football team remained undefeated in Northeast Division play Friday with a 21-14 victory against host Valley.

Canyon Springs wins fifth straight by shutting out Eldorado: Friday, October 14, 2011; high school football:; By Case Keefer; Canyon Springs remained undefeated in Northeast Division play by beating visiting Eldorado 50-0 Friday night. The Pioneers have now won five straight after starting the season 0-2. Canyon Springs coach Hunkie Cooper is starting to see the growth he’s expected all season from his team.

Strong defensive effort from Canyon Springs leads to win against Rancho: Friday, October 7, 2011; high school football:; By Case Keefer; D.J. Pumphrey rushed for more than 250 yards as Canyon Springs shrugged off a lackadaisical first half to beat Rancho 26-6. The Pioneers made multiple mistakes in the opening 24 minutes and turned the ball over continually. They only led 6-0 at halftime.

Canyon Springs wins second straight by getting past Chaparral: Friday, September 23, 2011; high school football:; By Case Keefer; The only thing Canyon Springs coach Hunkie Cooper asks for out of his team is to get better each week. He thinks the Pioneers have done that, as they improved 2-2 on the year with a 56-6 victory over Chaparral on Friday night.

Canyon Springs back in the Sun's top 10 rankings: Tuesday, September 20, 2011; high school football: Despite starting 10 sophomores on defense, Pioneers are getting better every week; By Ray Brewer; Canyon Springs High football coach Hunkie Cooper never hesitated when making this decision. After watching his freshman team leisurely dominant the competition last fall, he decided to have a majority of the underclassmen skip the junior varsity ranks this year and play on the varsity level.

Late touchdown pass carries Canyon Springs past Desert Pines: Thursday, September 15, 2011; high school football:; By Sun Staff; Kevion Glenn’s touchdown pass to Ladarrell Mongkholtham with about a minute to play Thursday gave the visiting the Canyon Springs High football team an 18-16 victory against Desert Pines in the Northeast Division opener for both schools.

Memorable first half leads Foothill to second straight victory: Saturday, September 3, 2011; high school football: Foothill's Kyle Keplinger and Canyon Springs' D.J. Pumphrey put on a show; By Case Keefer; If no one at Foothill takes the initiative to cut a highlight video after this season, the Falcons could always just throw on the film from the first half of Friday’s game against Canyon Springs.

Despite injury, Jonathan Maxwell leads Palo Verde to 33-0 win over Canyon Springs: Friday, August 26, 2011; high school football:; Edward Hauth; Palo Verde High senior running back Jonathan Maxwell didn’t start Friday’s season opener against Canyon Springs, because of a twisted ankle suffered in practice.

Young Canyon Springs squad will be tested early: Tuesday, August 23, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; Talk about a baptism by fire. The Canyon Springs High football team will regularly play 15 to 18 sophomores this fall, with the group of first-time varsity performers getting their initial taste of action under the Friday night lights against one of the state’s perennial powers. Palo Verde, which has one regular season loss in the last four years, will be the first test for a group of younger players Pioneers coach Hunkie Cooper feels are up to the challenge.

Quinton Carter's passion for helping children, low-income families a calling for local pro football player: Monday, May 30, 2011; By Ray Brewer; When Quinton Carter tells 225 children attending his free three-day football camp at Canyon Springs High that earning a college degree and eating proper foods are as important as athletic ability on the gridiron, he does so with firsthand experience.

Canyon Springs players find spot at Southern University: Friday, February 11, 2011; hs football:; By Ray Brewer; Jamaal Martin thought his football career was coming to an end. Martin, a senior quarterback at Canyon Springs High in North Las Vegas, knew he had the talent to play at the next level. He just wasn’t being recruited. That’s when Pioneers’ coach Hunkie Cooper got involved, sending game film and making phone calls to literally hundreds of schools to promote his player. Finally, he found a college coach who saw the same upside in the 6-foot-2, 175-pound Martin that he did.