Monsignor Farrell quarterback Cristian Pinto recently signed a National Letter of Intent for a full scholarship to Wagner College, the Advance/SILive.com has learned.
The three-year varsity starter, who plans to study business at Wagner’s Nicolais School of Business, said the Grymes Hill school was the right fit for him for a myriad of reasons.
“I’ve been up there a lot. (The school) is close to me and they have a great business program and, hopefully, being close to (Manhattan) will help me get a job,’’ said the 17-year-old Pinto, who led Farrell to 19 victories, including three CHSFL AAA wins, during his career at the Oakwood school. “It was very important for me to go Division 1 and I’m really looking forward to the challenge.
“My parents (Gina and Bryan), the kids from school, my coaches and teammates are all extremely proud of me and I couldn’t have got to this point without them.’’
Pinto said he initially spoke to Wagner assistant coach/recruiting coordinator Jim Munson and approximately last June, he attended a camp hosted by the Seahawks and got to meet the coaching staff, including head coach Tom Masella. After numerous conversations and an official visit to campus, Pinto decided the Division 1, Northeast Conference school was the right place for his collegiate career.
The 6-foot, 175-pound Pinto was a dual-threat quarterback in the Lions’ offense the last three seasons. Over the course of his three-year varsity career, he completed 200 of 389 pass attempts for 3,848 yards and 23 touchdowns. In addition, he also rushed the ball 131 times for 991 yards (7.6 yards per carry) and 15 more scores.
Pinto’s rushing numbers included a career-best 83 carries for 559 yards and 10 scores during the 2023 campaign and the Seahawks, among other things, are impressed with his ability to run the ball.
“They definitely like my speed, that I can play fast and go at a fast pace moving out of the pocket and turning nothing into something‚’’ said…
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