Fares Alkurdasi used grit and maybe a bit of magic to capture the 175-pound state 8A title with a dramatic 4-1 overtime decision in the finals. With all other matches complete, all eyes in the Greensboro Coliseum were on Alkurdasi and his opponent as they finished three periods locked in a 1-1 bout. Fares Alkurdasi winning the 8A state title “When it looked like he was about to lose with thirty seconds left, he made some gutsy/miraculous moves to defend from his opponent and take an attack...

How to play: Fill in the grid so each cell contains a basketball or a jersey. No more than 2 of each icon can be next to each other, vertically or horizontally. Each row and column must have 3 of each of the icons. Cells separated by an X must be different icons. Cells separated by an = must be the same icon. Answer Key:

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