With the 2025 high school football season now over, it's time to decide who was the best player in the Las Cruces area.

Las Cruces, Centennial, Organ Mountain, Mayfield, Gadsden, Santa Teresa, Chaparral, Hatch Valley and Mesilla Valley Christian each have multiple players nominated in the poll to decide the winner. There are 50 nominations in total, each of whom played key roles for their respective teams during the season.

Chaparral's Aaron Eliserio was voted Midseason Player of the Year in a poll conducted during October. Eliserio collected 13,664 total votes, while Organ Mountain's Diego Acosta finished second with 10,777 votes.

The end-of-season Player of the Year poll, which is located at the bottom of the page, is open until Saturday, Dec. 20, at 11:45 p.m. There are no restrict

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