Wyoming Valley West 
Performs Like Champion

Acc Struggles 
Continue For 
Sura, 'noles 
Florida State Falls To Maryland

By PAUL SOKOLOSKI; Times Leader Sports Writer
 Thursday, January 13, 1994 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 1B QUICK WORDS: CRESTWOOD TO DECIDE
TONIGHT 





An old town hero and a popular asssistant have pleaded their cases to
become Crestwood's new football coach. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Tonight, one of them will. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Crestwood School board will decide the position during its regular
board meeting at the high school from among Jim McGovern, a tight end for
Crestwood's 1985 Eastern Conference championship team, and Garth Andrade, the
team's top assistant. Those are the two finalists from 13 applicants for the
position. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 It's clear who the players want. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Crestwood team members collected a long list of signatures petitioning the
school board to select Andrade as a replacement for former coach J.P. Meck,
who retired at the conclusion of the 1993 season. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 However, that petition was written near the end of the football year. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "It really made me feel I was wanted there by the kids," said Andrade, who
was considering leaving Crestwood along with Meck. "That was a big factor in
my decision." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 McGovern, who grew up playing for Crestwood and spent a year there as an
assistant, would appear to be the sentimental choice of the town. He was a big
part of the Comets' Eastern Conference title team and is still respected
throughout the Crestwood district. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "It is my alma mater, where I'm from, where I grew up," McGovern, 25, said.
"The school means a lot to me." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "I would say he'd have the inside track, being from there," Andrade said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Both men were interviewed for the job last week. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 McGovern spent a year as an assistant at Bishop Hoban and then Crestwood
before landing the head coaching job at Bishop O'Reilly last year -- where he
led the Queensmen to their first-ever postseason appearance in the District 2
Class A title game. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "If it wasn't Crestwood, I wouldn't be applying," McGovern said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Andrade, 34, spent 11 seasons as a fulltime assistant, under such revered
Wyoming Valley coaches as Al Kopacz (at Hanover Area), Marv Antinnes (at
Wyoming Seminary) and Meck (at Coughlin and Crestwood). &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "I have the necessary backround," Andrade said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 And the Comets appear to be in a no-lose situation. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "Either way," McGovern said, "the school can't make a bad decision."

Crestwood To Decide Tonight Between Mcgovern Or Andrade