4 WPIAL wrestlers receive top seeds for Powerade tournament

By: HSSN Staff
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 | 6:39 PM

Returning champion Kurtis Phipps of Norwin led a group of four WPIAL wrestlers who received top seeds in their weight classes for this weekend’s Powerade Christmas Tournament at Canon-McMillan.

Phipps, a junior who won the 106-pound weight class in 2017, received the No. 1 seed at 120 pounds. North Hills junior Sam Hillegas, who won the 113-pound weight class in 2016, got the top seed at 132.

The other two WPIAL wrestlers who received No. 1 seeds included Franklin Regional senior 126-pounder Colton Camacho, who placed third at Powerade and second in the state last season; and Thomas Jefferson senior 195-pounder Max Shaw, who finished third in the state last season but did not compete at Powerade.

All told, 31 WPIAL wrestlers received top-eight seeds for Powerade, which begins Friday and concludes Saturday at Canon-McMillan.

Doug Gulasy is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Doug at dgulasy@tribweb.com or via Twitter @dgulasy_Trib.

Tags: Franklin Regional, North Hills, Norwin, Thomas Jefferson