ACADEMIC HONORS & AWARDS
- National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society (2025)
- Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024) |
Career Summary
- Played in 34 career games, including 26 of 27 over final two seasons.
- Finished career with 35 receptions for 386 yards and five touchdowns and returned 24 career kickoffs for 579 yards and one score.
- Averaged 24.1 yards per kickoff return in career.
- 92-yard KOR for a touchdown against Rowan (2023) was the eighth-longest in school history.
2024
- Finished fifth on the team in receptions (18) and receiving yards (224) and third with four TD receptions.
- Enjoyed finest game of his career with three receptions for 47 yards and two TDs in a 14-3 win at Christopher Newport.
- Two-touchdown game at CNU was first multi-TD game of his career.
- Came back with four receptions for 61 yards in the loss to Salisbury and added four receptions for 56 yards and a TD in a 51-7 win at Gettysburg.
- Posted career-best five receptions for 31 yards and one TD and added three kickoff returns for 97 yards in a 20-13 win against Rowan.
- Averaging 25.8 yards per kickoff return in his career (21-541-1).
2023
-  Played in 12 of Hopkins’ 13 games as a receiver and return specialist.
- Â Had 11 receptions for 103 yards and one touchdown and also returned 10 kickoffs for 239 yards and one score.
-  Had a season-high four receptions for 47 yards and one touchdown in a 49-28 win over Gettysburg. Touchdown reception came midway through third quarter and gave JHU a 49-14 lead.
- Â Had two receptions in a 27-17 season-opening win against Ithaca and added single receptions against Christopher Newport, Salisbury, Rowan and McDaniel in the regular season and against Union in the second round of the NCAA Playoffs.
-  Sparked 55-20 win at Rowan with a 92-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Return is tied for the eighth-longest in school history and sparked a 27-7 game-ending run for the Blue Jays.
2022
- Â Saw action in one game.
- Â Lone appearance on the year came in a 54-14 season-opening win at Case Western.
- Â Had one reception for 36 yards and added a 60-yard kickoff return in the win against the Spartans.
2021
-Â Played in seven games in first season at Homewood.
- Â Made career debut in a 53-18 season-opening win at Stevenson.
- Â Had five receptions for 23 yards and added one kickoff return for 35 yards on the year.
- Â Had three receptions for nine yards and returned a kickoff 35 yards in a 49-21 win over Ursinus.
- Â Added two receptions for 14 yards in a 50-0 win at Gettysburg.
St. Viator
- Member of football and lacrosse teams and captain of both teams as a senior.
- Helped football team to ESCC Division title in COVID-shortened 2020 season (5 games played ... 4-1 record).
- Earned First Team All-ESCCÂ and first team academic all-state honors as a junior and senior.
- Had 14 receptions for 216 yards and three TDs and rushed for 75 yards and three scores in four games as a senior.
- Totaled 21 receptions for 370 yards and three TDs and rushed for 263 yards and two scores as a junior.
- First Team All-ESCC selection in lacrosse as a senior.
Personal
- PJ Scales.
- The son of Patrick and Anna Scales.
- Has one younger sister, Emmi.
- Majoring in economics with a minor in entrepreneurship.
