It is that time of the season when my Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year awards are handed out as well as Coach, Team and Game of the Year.

Here are my selections for the 2018 season.

Offensive Player of the Year

Ajee Patterson, QB, New Haven

The graduate student quarterback was the top gunslinger in a league of solid quarterbacks this season. He completed 64% of his passes, had 26 touchdown passes to just eight interceptions. He had 2,342 yards of passing and spread the ball around to 14 different receivers.

He led his team to a second-place finish in the league and just one yard short of the championship. After opening the season with four picks, he threw just four more over the final nine games of the season including just being sacked three times all season long.

Patterson threw a touchdown pass in all but one game this year and was a big part of the success of the Chargers. That is the reason why he is my Offensive Player of the Year.

Defensive Player of the Year

Kevin Petit-Frere, DL, LIU Post

The senior defensive end was a menace all season long for the opposing quarterback. He was credited with 10.5 sacks and spent a lot of time in the backfield of the opponent.

He also recorded 46 tackles this year including 24 of the solo variety. He had 14.5 tackles for a loss and three pass breakups.

Petit-Frere was consistently double teamed all season long and still was able to get to the quarterback on a regular basis. That is the reason why he is my Defensive Player of the Year.

Coach of the Year

Andrew Rondeau, Pace

The fifth-year head coach entered the season with a 5-38 career record. Most coaches would be on the hot seat and not preparing their team for one of the best seasons in school history.

Rondeau would guide his team to a 7-3 overall record and a 6-3 record in the NE-10. That ties a school record in total victories in a season. And to think a couple of years ago, there were off the field issues and plenty of struggles on the field.

He had a plan for getting the program back on track and got all of the necessary support from the university to put this program back on the map. Recruits now want to attend the school and play football for a team that has a chance to win week in and week out.

It is the first time in nearly 20 years that Pace has a winning record and the main reason that Rondeau is my Coach of the Year.

Team of the YearGame of the Year

Stonehill 57 St. Anselm 54

It was the first weekend of league play and it produced one of the best games in recent memory.

This game featured nine lead changes and just when you thought one team was going to take a commanding lead, you were wrong.

Stonehill scored the first 14 points of the game. St. Anselm answered with the next 17. For the beginning, it looked like it was going to be one of those slugfest type of games.

The Hawks scored with 15 seconds left in the first half to take a 24-21 advantage into the locker room. A long 55-yard touchdown pass midway through the third quarter and St. Anselm was up 10.

But Stonehill would answer with 17 straight points of their own to recapture the lead halfway through the fourth quarter. St. Anselm was not going to go away quietly and then scored consecutive touchdowns to grab the lead 45-38 with 3:48 left in regulation.

The Skyhawks then marched down the field to tie the game at 45 with just 22 seconds left on the clock. A couple of mistakes and an interception with no time left on the clock almost ended the game in regulation.

It was finally time for the defenses to step up to the plate. In the first two overtimes, the teams traded field goals and the defenses were finally making a statement after yielding 90 points in regulation.

St. Anselm got the ball first in the third overtime and was not able to generate any offense. Three plays and zero yards set up another field goal try. For the third time in overtime and fourth time on the night, Daniel Parisi drilled the kick and the Hawks led 54-51.

It was now time for Stonehill to answer again. In a drive of seven plays, Brian Kearns, Jr touched the ball six times. And on the sixth rush attempt, he found the end zone and set off a wild celebration from the Skyhawk sideline.

In total, the game combined for 111 points, 13 touchdowns, seven field goals, 199 offensive plays, 936 yards of total offense, 18 different receivers catching a pass and one memorable evening of football.

Three overtimes and plenty of scoring with always get recognized for the Game of the Year.