Kicker Sandro Sciortino signs

Published on May 11, 2004 under Canadian Football League (CFL)
Ottawa Renegades News Release


OTTAWA – The Ottawa Renegades are pleased to announce the signing of Canadian placekicker Sandro Sciortino (pronounced SHORE-tee-no) to a two-year contract with a club option for the 2006 season.

The 25-year-old resident of Maple, Ontario will attend Renegades training camp in Kemptville where he will compete for the team's placekicking duties with Danny Kight and Ian Hewitt.

"Obviously, replacing Lawrence Tynes will be a tremendous challenge," said Renegades general manager Eric Tillman. "But with these three young men, we feel that we are going into training camp well positioned in our kicking game. It should be an intriguing competition to watch unfold."

The Renegades acquired the rights to negotiate with Sciortino in a trade with the Calgary Stampeders on January 13. In that trade, Ottawa also received import defensive back Anthony Malbrough, import middle linebacker / defensive end Kai Ellis, Calgary's first-round pick (second overall) of the 2004 Canadian Football League Canadian College Draft (used to choose offensive lineman Ibrahim Khan), and the negotiation rights to defensive lineman Jerry Johnson. The Renegades sent import linebacker John Grace, import offensive lineman Seth Dittman, import defensive lineman Fred Perry and import quarterback Romaro Miller to Calgary in the deal.

Sciortino, an excellent kicking prospect, opted for a fifth season of collegiate football at Boston College after being drafted by Calgary 12th overall during the 2003 CFL Canadian College Draft.

One of his season highlights for Boston College last year was a game-winning field goal against Notre Dame during the final minute on October 25.

"Much like (Toronto Argonauts kicker) Noel Prefontaine, Sandro is an excellent overall athlete," said Tillman. "His test scores (Boston College's spring Pro Day) were off the charts for a kicker. He ran a 4.59 40 (yard dash) on a rainy day, had a 34½" vertical, a nine-foot broad jump and did 19 reps of 225 pounds (bench press)."

SANDRO SCIORTINO

Position: Kicker

Nationality: Canadian

Height, Weight: 5-11, 214

University: Boston College

DOB (Opening Day Age) Hometown: February 11, 1979 (25) Markham, ON

Acquired: Trade with Calgary, January 13, 2004; Signed May 11, 2004

Yrs CFL / Yrs Ottawa: 1st / 1st

High School / University

1999-2003: Spent five seasons with Boston College (redshirted in 1999) ... 2000: Performed kickoffs ... Good on all three extra point attempts ... 2001: Sidelined first four games of season due to injury ... Handled kickoff duties Oct. 6 vs. Temple ... Began full-time kickoff, extra point and field goal duty Nov. 17 vs. Rutgers ... Two-for-two on field goals in Music City Bowl game vs. Georgia (25 and 26 yards) ... 2002: Had best field goal percentage in the BIG EAST (21 of 32 for 71.9%) ... Set a single-season Boston College record for successful field goals (20) ... Led the club in scoring with 107 points ... Made a career-high 49-yard field goal vs. Virginia Tech ... Made field goals from 43, 32 and 37 yards in a 25mph gusting wind at Veterans Stadium against Temple ... Three-for-three on field goal attempts in Music City Bowl victory over Toledo ... 2003: Went 11-for-18 on field goals and made all 31 extra point tries ... Went two-for-two, including a game-winning field goal from 26 yards with 38 seconds left against Notre Dame ... Missed two games due to groin pull.

Notable

Played high school soccer, football and rugby for Brother André Catholic High School in Markham, Ontario ... Parents are Giuseppe and Anna.

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