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