John Sciarra Jr.
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John Sciarra Jr. is a former quarterback who played football at the University of California, Los Angeles and Wagner College. He was born in California and was a 2001 graduate of Saint Francis High School in La Cañada Flintridge, California.
[edit] UCLA Career
Sciarra was the #3 quarterback behind Drew Olson and Matt Moore. He comes from a long line of Bruins. His mom, dad (UCLA All-American QB John Sr.), sister, cousin, four aunts and grandfather all went to UCLA. Sciarra appeared in five games a QB in 2002, going 5-of-12 for 75 yards and 1 TD on the year. He played the 4th quarter at Cal when Cory Paus and Drew Olson were injured and left the game, throwing a 14-yard TD pass to Marcedes Lewis against USC, the first of his career.
Controversy found Sciarra when police to a disturbance at a Newport Beach, California store, where Sciarra and another man, 23 year-old Chad Heydorff of La Cañada Flintridge, California, were allegedly intoxicated. Sciarra also allegedly gave a false name to the police. At the end of the 2003 season, Sciarra transferred to Wagner College.
[edit] Wagner College Career
While playing for Wagner College (a coeducational private liberal arts college located on Staten Island in New York City), Sciarra broke multiple school records. Wagner is a Division I-AA school, playing in the Northeast Conference. As a senior in 2005, Sciarra became the first ever NEC player to throw for over 3,000 yards in a season. He was also named a Academic All Star by the Division I-AA Athletic Directors Association. Sciarra, as a sociology major, earned a 3.49 GPA. He was honored as Wagner's most valuable player.
