Sam Scarton

Photo by: Jeffrey Gamza/Pitt Athletics

Position:
PK
Class:
Freshman
Height:
6-0
Weight:
170
Hometown:
Hermitage, PA
High School:
Hickory

2022: Did not play in any games...honored as a Military Bowl 3M STEM Scholar-Athlete.

2021: Earned All-ACC (third team) in his first year as Pitt’s starting placekicker, converting 17-of-21 field goals (81%) and 69-of-72 extra points (96%)…his season point total of 120 set a Pitt kick scoring record, surpassing the prior mark of 115 set by Dan Hutchins in 2009…ranked 13^th nationally and second in the ACC in total points scored…his average of 8.6 points per game ranked 27^th nationally and third in the ACC…in Pitt's 54-29 win at Duke, Scarton was perfect on each of his 10 placements, converting four field goals and six PATs, for a career-high 18 points, tying the school single-game kick scoring record set by Conor Lee in a four-overtime 36-33 victory at Notre Dame in 2008…had a season-long 47-yard field goal against the Blue Devils…converted each of his seven placements (two field goals and five PATs) for 11 points in a 41-34 win at Tennessee…totaled 10 points in a 52-21 win at Georgia Tech, making his lone field goal attempt (a 46-yarder) and each of his seven PATs…named to the All-ACC Academic Football Team.

2020: Did not play in any games.

2019: Joined team as a training camp walk-on and redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Converted 11-of-15 field goals (73%) over his final two seasons at Hickory…had long field goals of 52 and 50 yards…as a senior kickoff specialist, had 77% of his kicks result in touchbacks…Pennsylvania Football Writers All-Class 3A at kicker…two-time all-region and all-district as both a kicker and punter…played under Coach Bill Brest…selected to play in the West Penn All-Star Game and NFBD All-Star Game…also earned three letters in soccer and three in track and field at Hickory….all-region honoree in soccer…four-year Academic Letter Winner.

PERSONAL: Samuel John Scarton, born 11/6/00, is the son of Ronald and Cathy Scarton…has two brothers and one sister…brother, Jake, was a two-year walk-on kicker with the Pitt football team (2017-18)…mechanical engineering major.