BLEACHERS

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Across
  1. 2. The person who led Messina's football team
  2. 5. The seats where people watch the games
  3. 7. The body part that causes Neely's career-ending problems
  4. 8. The night when high school football games are usually played
  5. 11. Messina High School's football team
  6. 12. A group of players working together
  7. 13. The place where the football games are played
  8. 14. The event the former players gather in town for
  9. 17. Neely's former girlfriend
  10. 18. Something Coach Eddie puts on his players to succeed
  11. 20. Someone who plays football for the Tigers
  12. 22. What Neely and the players reflect on throughout the story
Down
  1. 1. What Coach Eddie's teams repeatedly woINJURY Something that ends Neely's football career
  2. 3. Neely's former teammate and close friend
  3. 4. What Coach Eddie became in Messina
  4. 6. The legendary football coach of Messina
  5. 8. The sport that dominates the town
  6. 9. What the Tigers constantly pursued
  7. 10. The town where the story takes place
  8. 15. The main character who returns to his hometown
  9. 16. A former Messina football player
  10. 19. Championship jewelry the players received
  11. 21. A feeling Neely experiences when thinking about his past