Bleachers

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Across
  1. 3. The team nickname for Messina players
  2. 4. What Neely eventually gives Rake
  3. 5. Neely's former girlfriend
  4. 7. The author of Bleachers
  5. 10. Rake's total career wins
  6. 11. What Neely suffers that ends his football career
  7. 13. Neely's best friend and former teammate
  8. 14. The place where the former players gather
  9. 16. A major theme involving looking back on the past
  10. 19. Former player who owns a body shop
  11. 21. The legendary football coach
  12. 22. The sport central to the story
Down
  1. 1. Messina's football team
  2. 2. The number of state championships Rake won
  3. 5. The illness Rake suffers from
  4. 6. Neely's position on the football team
  5. 8. The person who announces football games
  6. 9. The event honoring Rake after his death
  7. 12. The main character and former quarterback
  8. 15. Rake's first name
  9. 16. The town where the story takes place
  10. 17. The sheriff of Messina
  11. 18. The player whose death affected Rake deeply
  12. 20. The emotion Neely struggles with toward Rake