http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_anastasia RSS Feed for Inq Col Phil Anastasia en-us Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:01:00 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_anastasia/20120219_Phil_Anastasia__League_hoops_tournaments_are_good_idea.html Baseball has the Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic, and boys' and girls' soccer have the South Jersey Coaches Association tournaments. Softball has tournaments - not showcases - at Hammonton and Rancocas Valley that bring together many of the best teams in South Jersey. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_anastasia/20120217_Phil_Anastasia__Bishop_Eustace_wasn_t_perfect_when_it_needed_to_be.html Trevor Norton will remember the open three-pointer that kicked off the side of the rim. Carson Puriefoy will remember the layup that didn't fall. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_anastasia/20120212_Phil_Anastasia__S__Jersey-only_playoff_could_be_a_good_thing.html This might sound strange coming from a guy who has been screaming that public-school football teams should be playing for state titles, but the elimination of state championships for Non-Public programs could be a good thing. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_anastasia/20120211_Phil_Anastasia__S__Jersey-only_playoff_could_be_a_good_thing.html This might sound strange coming from a guy who has been screaming that public-school football teams should be playing for state titles, but the elimination of state championships for Non-Public programs could be a good thing. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_anastasia/20120210_A_vote_against_Non-Public_state_playoffs.html This might sound strange coming from a guy who has been screaming that public-school football teams should be playing for state titles, but the elimination of state championships for Non-Public programs could be a good thing. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_anastasia/20120210_Phil_Anastasia__Remembering_beloved_Paul_VI_coach_DiPatri.html The great thing about basketball is the way connections skip across the years like crisp passes around a zone defense. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_anastasia/20120208_Phil_Anastasia__Haddonfield_stops_archrival_Heights.html Guys from Haddon Heights know Haddonfield's gym with the bleachers that rise above the floor like the seating at an indoor swimming pool. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_anastasia/20120205_Phil_Anastasia__Eustace_QB_Spellman_guided_by_books_over_football.html Chris Spellman was like lots of other red-blooded American 12-year-olds. He had football posters on all four walls of his mind and football dreams in all four chambers of his heart. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_anastasia/20120129_Phil_Anastasia__Triton_coach__team_inspired.html Butch McLean says his players are his inspiration. That's funny, because his players say the same thing about him. McLean says he doesn't know how he would make it through his battle with cancer - the chemotherapy, the new experimental treatment, the side effects, the fear - without his Triton basketball team. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_anastasia/20120125_Phil_Anastasia__Trey_Parker_sparks_Delsea_to_36-30_overtime_victory_over_Clearview.html Moments after Clearview's McCabe Reim forced overtime with a miraculous half-court shot, there were two voices in the Delsea huddle.