Organ Mountain quarterback Jaden Gonzales has been voted as the Las Cruces Sun-News El Paso Children's Hospital Athlete of the Week for the week of Aug. 18-23.

Gonzales was among 10 football nominees from Las Cruces, Mayfield, Organ Mountain, Centennial and Gadsden. Fellow nominees included Gunnar Guardiola, Daniel Amaro, Michael Diaz and Vaughn Romney from Las Cruces, Dailen Ramirez and Ruiz Laborin from Centennial, Xavier Ochoa from Mayfield and Damian Chacon and Juan Rios from Gadsden. Gonzales received 1,552 total votes.

Gonzales scored three total touchdowns against Eldorado on Aug. 22 in a 56-28 loss to the Hawks, including a 95-yard rushing touchdown, to earn his nomination. He has won the first Athlete of the Week poll of the 2025-26 sports season.

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