PITMAN, N.J. -- William Paterson freshman quarterback Austin Fellows (Pennington, N.J./Hopewell Valley Central)  was named the 2014 New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Football Offensive Rookie of the Year, leading a list on nine Pioneer honorees released Nov. 21.
 
Junior wide receiver Anthony DiMarsico (Stony Point, N.Y./Suffern) and senior linebacker Ben Allen (Ventnor, N.J./Atlantic City) were first-team offensive and defensive selections, respectively, while junior running back Matt Deiana (Somers, N.Y./Somers), junior offensive lineman Jalen Haynes (Jersey City, N.J./Hoboken), senior offensive lineman Ryan Sibole (Brick, N.J./Brick Twp.) and senior defensive lineman Pat Thomas (Lodi, N.J./Lodi) were second-team all-league picks. Junior offensive lineman Andrew Donnell (Hamilton, N.J./Steinert) and junior linebacker Dennis Goodman (Somerset, N.J./Bishop Ahr) were named to the All-NJAC Honorable Mention.
 
Fellows finished 151-for-286 for 1,981 yards, 14 touchdowns and nine interceptions, starting nine of 10 games. The Oct. 21 ECAC Southeast Rookie of the Week as well as the Sept. 21, Oct. 19 and Oct. 26 NJAC Offensive Rookie of the Week, he ranked second in passing efficiency (120.8) and third in both passing average (198.1 yards/game) and total offense (183.5 yards/game) in the league statistics.
 
DiMarsico led the WP receivers with 41 catches for 697 yards and nine touchdowns as a first-year Pioneer, starting nine contests. He also returned 11 kickoffs for an average of 21.73 yards, and nine punts for an average of 8.33 yards. In the conference statistics, he was second in receiving yards/game (69.7), tied-fourth in scoring and scoring/TDs (7.2 points/game), six in all-purpose yards/game (108.6) and seventh in receptions/game (4.1) and kickoff return average.
 

An honorable-mention all-conference pick a year ago, Allen led the league and ranks 47th in Division III with 10.1 tackles per game this fall (101 total; 52 solo, 6.0 TFL, 0.5 sack). He also contributed two fumbles forced (0.20 per game, tied-sixth in NJAC) and three recovered (10th nationally; 0.30 per game, second in conference) while starting all 10 contests. During his three-year WP career, Allen posted 218 tackles (104 solo, 21.5 TFL, 4.0 sacks), three fumbles forced and three recovered in 28 games (24 starts).
 
Deiana led the Pioneer ground game with 179 attempts for 803 yards and four touchdowns, starting all 10 contests. He added 28 receptions for 268 yards, and averaged 80.3 yards/game (fifth in NJAC) and 110.9 all-purpose yards/game (fifth in league). In 20 games at WP (13 starts), Deiana has carried 258 times for 1,182 yards and five touchdowns.
 
An honorable-mention al-conference selection last fall, Haynes started all 10 games at right tackle this season. He has started 22 of 23 career contests as a Pioneer.
 
Sibole earns his first all-conference award after starting all 10 games at right guard in 2014. He started in 28 of 34 career contests on the WP offensive line.
 
Thomas, a second-team all-NJAC honoree last fall, contributed 39 tackles (21 solo, 5.5 TFL, 1.0 sack) and a fumble forced. During his two-year Pioneer career, he posted 115 stops (52 solo, 17.0 TFL, 4.0 sacks), one fumble forced and a fumble recovered.
 
A 2011 honorable-mention all-conference pick, Donnell started all 10 games this season at left tackle. He has started 22 of 23 career games on the offensive line for WP.
 
Goodman ranked second for the Pioneers this fall with 66 tackles (21 solo), including a team-best 9.0 stops for a loss while also tying for the team high with 2.0 sacks. A starter in all 10 games, he also posted four pass breakups, two fumbles forced (0.20 per game, tied-sixth in NJAC) and one fumble recovered. In 24 career games and 15 starts, Goodman has 95 stops (36 solo, 13.5 TFL, 3.0 sacks), five pass breakups, a pair of fumbles forced and one recovered.
 
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2014 New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Football Awards