Phil Anastasia is an award-winning sports columnist for The Inquirer. His work has been cited by the Associated Press Sports Editors and the New Jersey Press Association, and his 2011 column on the tragedy at Mainland Regional High School won first place in the New Jersey Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Anastasia has written sports in the Philadelphia area since 1980, serving as a Philadelphia Eagles beat writer as well as a sports columnist and sports editor at the Courier-Post in Cherry Hill, N.J. before joining The Inquirer.
Email Phil at panastasia@phillynews.com
Take two teams that are always in the Top 10.
Make them represent schools that are a mile apart, in a town that loves its high school football.
- Video: Timber Creek Tops Triton
- Gallery: Timber Creek 13, Triton 3
In the end, only the record was clean.
The players' uniforms were covered in mud and the coach's clothes were soaked with a sticky sweet, courtesy of a Gatorade bath, after Timber Creek slogged its way to a 13-3 victory over Triton in the 10th annual Thanksgiving Day game between the school-district rivals.
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ONLINE EXTRA
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VIDEO Timber Creek quarterback Calvin Lowe talks about the victory. www.philly.com/rallyvideos
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Thanksgiving Day football is on the wane
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In a slower, simpler time, Thanksgiving football wasn't just the highlight of the fall season. It was the biggest day on the scholastic sports calendar. It was a cultural event. It was a community happening.
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Hammonton grinds down Moorestown, 33-21
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Pete Lancetta has one thing to say about the spread offense. "I hate it," the Hammonton coach said. "I think they should outlaw it."
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Pennsauken puts a pounding on Triton
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Pennsauken rings up style points along with traditional ones on the scoreboard. Take Saturday's 52-23 victory over Triton in the semifinals of the South Jersey Group 4 football tournament. In addition to setting a season high for points, the Indians entertained another big crowd at Vince McAneney Stadium with another thrill show by Manny Cortez, Amar Williams, and Anthony Sweet.
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Hammonton grinds down Moorestown, 33-21
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Pete Lancetta has one thing to say about the spread offense. "I hate it," the Hammonton coach said. "I think they should outlaw it."
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Wilson connection putting up points
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Aaron Spencer throws the football. T.J. Chambliss catches it. Over the years and through the seasons - in summer workouts, after-school practices, big games with championships on the line in November - the Woodrow Wilson seniors have been connected by that simplest of sports acts.
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Bounce-back specialists Washington Township stun Williamstown, 42-23, in first round of Group 4 tourney
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Maybe there's something to those Russian kettle bells. Or those summer workouts that focused more on Wiffle ball than weightlifting.
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Pennsauken prevails, 31-9
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Manny Cortez can't pull a rabbit out of his hat or turn a handkerchief into a dove. He saves his magic for the football field.
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Another surprise from Minutemen in Group 4 win
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Maybe there's something to those Russian kettle bells. Or those summer workouts that focused more on Wiffle ball than weightlifting.
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Again making plea for state title games
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Now that the state tournament finally is here, there's just one problem. It will be gone too soon. Oh, it will stretch from now until the first weekend of December, and it will be filled with great games and surprising twists, with unlikely heroes and star-kissed teams. It will be exciting and unpredictable and unforgettable.
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