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- Height:
- 5-11
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- Weight:
- 195
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Melrose, Mass.
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- High School:
- Melrose
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- Position:
- RB
Bio
Junior running back who is majoring in management … potential starter … versatile athlete who will play numerous offensive positions … pure toughness … leads by example by playing anywhere and achieving … two varsity letters.
2010: Averaged 4.0 yards per carry … finished the season with 164 rushing yards on 37 attempts … caught 13 passes out of the backfield for 112 yards … opened the year with 12 rushing yards and 25 receiving yards at Carson-Newman Sept. 2 … ran for a TD at Central Connecticut Sept. 11 … had 28 yards on the ground and had a 29 yard reception at AIC Oct. 2 … ran for a score and gained 34 yards against Merrimack Oct. 8 … caught four passes for 50 yards at Southern Connecticut Oct. 16 … led team with 275 kickoff return yards with a season-high 80 on five returns at Central Connecticut … season-long return of 34 yards came in that game.
2009: Carried the ball 20 times for 101 yards … also had four catches for 39 yards … had a season-high 28 yard run against Curry Sept. 4 … picked up 33 yards on six carries against Saint Anselm Sept. 11.
Personal: 2009 graduate of Melrose High School … two-time Middlesex League All-Star … named All-Scholastic by the Boston Globe … served as team captain … participated in the Shriners All-Star Classic … averaged 12.7 yards per carry his senior season by running for 1,350 yards on just 106 carries to go along with 21 touchdowns … those numbers earned him a spot on the Division II Eastern Massachusetts All-Star squad … helped Melrose to Middlesex League championship as a junior … played baseball all four years of high school … recipient of numerous academic scholarships at Melrose … cousin, Christopher Pizzotti, played quarterback at Harvard and signed as an undrafted free agent with the New York Jets out of college … age as of Sept. 1: 20… son of Eric and Andrea Pizzotti … oldest of four children … Elena is 18, Andrew 16 and Chris 14.