Port Richmond head coach Lou Vesce had very little to smile about last season as his Raiders posted an 0-8 league mark (0-9 overall) in the PSAL 4A Conference and failed to make the playoffs.

But the longtime PR mentor was grinning from ear-to-ear Saturday night at the Staaten in West Brighton as his star player, Kasiem Cromwell, walked away with the 46th Fugazzi Award, given to the Island’s top football player.