Basketball

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. A Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic (6)
  2. 5. A person who participates in or is skilled at some game (6)
  3. 6. A movement back from an impact (7)
  4. 8. A sudden and decisive increase (4)
  5. 10. The team that has the ball and is trying to score (7)
  6. 13. To become or cause to become obstructed (4)
  7. 15. The act of ___ at targets (5)
  8. 16. A light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt (4)

Down

  1. 1. Flowing in drops (7)
  2. 2. Round object used in games (4)
  3. 4. Two or more draft animals that work together to pull something (4)
  4. 7. A tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (5)
  5. 9. A geometric element that has position but no extension (plural) (6)
  6. 11. The ___ match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament (plural) (6)
  7. 12. A person who trains an athlete or a sports team. (5)
  8. 14. A single chance or instance (5)