Career Accolades:
- First Team D2Football.com Elite 100 (2023)
- Don Hansen Division II Second Team All-America Team (2023)
- AFCA First Team All-America (2023)
- First Team Super Region One (2023)
- First-Team All-PSAC West (2023)
- PSAC West Special Teams Athlete of the Week (10/2/23, 10/23/23, 10/30/23)
- Kicked game-winning, school record-tying, 51-yard field goal to defeat IUP, 16-15
- 2022 PSAC Scholar-Athlete
- D2ADA Academic Achievement Award Winner (2022-23)
Career Records: Enters his senior season ranked in numerous career categories, including 14
th in career points scored with 143 … ranks seventh in career field goals made (17), tied for sixth in career field goals attempted (23), and third in career field goal percentage (73.9 pct.) … is third in career extra points made (93), fourth in career extra points attempted (99), and fifth in career PAT percentage (92.9 pct.).
2022: Served as the team’s placekicker in ten games, finishing tied for second on the team with 48 points … made 4-of-6 field goals and 36-of-40 extra points … had a long field goal of 27 yards against West Chester (9/17/22) … made field goals of 22 and 19 yards at Clarion (9/24/22) while totaling a career-high 11 points … was 7-for-7 on PATs vs. Mercyhurst (10/22/22).
2021: Led team in scoring with 49 points while serving as the team’s placekicker … made 28 of 30 extra points and 7 of 11 field goals, with a career long of 45 yards against Shepherd … that kick is tied for the 12th-longest at Gannon… made a pair of field goals in three goals, making the 45-yarder and a 25-yarder vs. Shepherd, plus 35 and 21-yard field goals at Mercyhurst and field goals of 19 and 27 yards at East Stroudsburg, the latter the game-winner midway through the fourth quarter … made 8 of 8 PATs vs. Clarion … enters the season with a string of 13 in a row.
2020: Appeared in three games at placekicker … went a perfect 2-for-2 on field goals and 5-for-5 on extra points for a total of 11 points on the season … played a key role in the thrilling overtime victory over Mercyhurst to close the season … after not attempting a field goal all season, drilled a 29-yarder to give the Golden Knights a 10-0 lead early, then lined up from the left hash to calmly put through another 29-yarder to tie the game at 21-21 as the clock expired at the end of regulation.
2019: Appeared in 10 games at placekicker … finished the season 3-for-4 on field goal attempts and 23-for-24 on extra point attempts for a total of 32 points … made his final 16 extra-point attempts on the season … had a long field goal of 41 yards against Clarion … added a 34-yarder against Edinboro and a 32-yarder vs. Kutztown.
2018: Redshirted
High School: Played for head coach Jeff Nichols at Fort LeBoeuf High School … converted 4-of-6 field goal attempts as a senior … received Player of the Game and Player of the Week awards … highlighted his senior season with a game-winning field goal … helped Fort LeBoeuf win the region championship as a sophomore … was a member of the National Honor Society … named to the Principal’s Honor Roll all four years … was a Bison Ambassador … earned the Perfect Attendance Award for three years.
Personal: Mechanical Engineering major … son of Gina Zona and Richard Scarpino … has one brother (Adam Scarpino).
Career Highs
Field Goals: 2 on five occasions, last at Clarion (9/24/22)
Field Goal Attempts: 3 at East Stroudsburg (11/13/21)
Long Field Goal: 45 vs. Shepherd (9/11/21)
Extra Points: 8 vs. Clarion (9/25/21)
Extra Point Attempts: 8 vs. Clarion (9/25/21)
Points: 11 at Clarion (9/24/22)
