The Crossover

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Across
  1. 3. strength or energy gained as something continues or develops
  2. 4. Basketball Rule #1, the court and ball is your heart but __ comes first
  3. 9. stress caused by an important or difficult situation
  4. 10. the ability to move quickly
  5. 11. the boy's Dad played for in the European League
  6. 12. JB's full name
  7. 13. the basketball Josh can do thanks to his wings
  8. 14. the color of the new girls Reeboks
  9. 15. Chuck Bell's nickname
  10. 17. JB asks Josh to pass this to the new girl, Josh hides it
  11. 21. a strong decision to keep working toward a goal
  12. 23. Josh's mom is the assistant
  13. 26. Josh and JB's Dad, who teaches them basketball
  14. 27. very determined and unwilling to give up
  15. 30. the college JB wants to play for one day
  16. 33. the NBA team Dad might have played for if he had knee surgery
  17. 34. able to do many different things well
  18. 35. to continue trying despite difficulty, or delay
  19. 36. a careful plan for reaching a goal
  20. 37. what school did the boys attend
  21. 38. the speed or pace of an activity
  22. 39. the ability to continue an activity for a long time without giving up
  23. 40. the name Josh calls the new girl
  24. 42. high blood pressure, which Check inherited from his father
  25. 43. Chuck's killer ankle-braking basketball move
  26. 44. to gain possession of the ball after a missed shot; also, to recover after a setback
  27. 45. the tipping point for Josh what he sees JB and the new girl doing
  28. 46. Josh's consequence for hurting JB
  29. 47. people working together effectively toward a shared goal
Down
  1. 1. the ‘wings’ Josh loses when JB cuts too many by mistake
  2. 2. Basketball rule #10, it's inevitable
  3. 5. to expect or predict what will happen
  4. 6. close attention or concentration
  5. 7. the self-control needed to follow rules and work toward a goal
  6. 8. where Dad loves to get doughnuts
  7. 9. Josh uses this term to describe the new girl as beautiful
  8. 14. the name Alexis calls Josh who pretends to be JB on the phone
  9. 16. JB's favorite player who Josh says he "stalks"
  10. 18. the quality of being exact and accurate
  11. 19. Josh's friend on the basketball team
  12. 20. the term Josh uses for losing his locks, means a disaster
  13. 22. the college Josh wants to play for
  14. 24. the main character, known as Filthy McNasty
  15. 25. a high level of energy, effort, or emotion
  16. 28. the author of the Crossover
  17. 29. Josh nearly brakes this on JB while giving him a hard pass
  18. 31. competition between people or teams that strongly want to defeat each other
  19. 32. the ability to recover from difficulty or disappointment
  20. 41. Josh and JB play for the Reggie Lewis team called
  21. 43. a basketball dribbling move that quickly shifts the ball from one hand to the other