Josh Amaro - 2007 Football - LIU Post


Josh Amaro
Josh Amaro
#2 Josh Amaro

Position: Running Back
Height: 5-6
Class: Junior
Hometown: Staten Island, N.Y.
Previous School: Monsignor Farrell

Fought through injury to play in the final seven games of the 2006 campaign and lead the Pioneers in rushing… is a shifty back with the speed to break a long run.
 
2006: Led C.W. Post in rushing with 503 yards on 108 carries (4.7 avg.), and scored two touchdowns… ranked fourth in the Northeast-10 Conference in all-purpose yardage (85.4 ypg) and fifth in rushing (71.9 ypg)… posted a pair of 100-yard rushing contests as a sophomore: a career-best 166-yard game (23 carries) at Stonehill (Sept. 23), and a 22-carry, 107-yard afternoon with one touchdown versus American International (Oct. 28)… caught six passes out of the backfield for 95 yards, including a 40-yard reception against Saint Anselm (Sept. 30).
 
2005: Took the field in the first four games of his freshman campaign… carried the ball 22 times for 127 yards (5.8 avg.) as a rookie… rushed for touchdowns in his first two college appearances – at Pace and vs. Stonehill… in the latter game, carried 10 times for 83 yards, including a career-long 44-yard jaunt.

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