Las Cruces football's Daniel Amaro is the Las Cruces Sun-News El Paso Children's Hospital Athlete of the Week for Nov. 24-29.

Amaro was one of five football and basketball nominees from Las Cruces, Centennial and Chaparral. Fellow nominees included Las Cruces girls' basketball's Zoey Barrio, Centennial boys' basketball's Koulie Tou, Las Cruces boys' basketball's Jayden Clark and Chaparral boys' basketball's Daniel Marrufo.

Amaro received 4,096 total votes, making up 87.93% of the total tally.

Amaro scored three touchdowns in the 6A state championship game against Cleveland in Rio Rancho. The Bulldawgs came up short, losing 35-28, but Amaro continued his stellar season against the Storm.

Amaro's three touchdowns against Cleveland gave him 45 total touchdowns in the 2025 season, and he s

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