High school wrestling: Bellefonte's Garrett Poorman reaches Powerade semifinals

Published: December 29, 2012 

— Bellefonte heavyweight Garrett Poorman went 3-0 on Friday to reach the semifinals of the 44-team Powerade Tournament at Canon-McMillan High School.

Poorman secured a spot in Saturday’s semifinals with a 3-1 quarterfinal victory over Pittsburgh Central Catholic's Zach DeLuca. Poorman will meet Blair Academy star Brooks Black, the nation’s top-ranked high school heavyweight, according to InterMat.

Bellefonte senior Nick Shawley fell to Blair Academy’s Addison Knepshield 10-2 in the 182-pound quarterfinals. The third-seeded Shawley went 2-1 on the tournament’s opening day.

Poorman and Shawley are the only Red Raiders remaining in the tournament. Nate Rosenberger earned three wins at 126 pounds while fellow sophomore Luke Leathers went 2-2 at 106.

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