I don't know what to make of that match -- or his opponent: Luke Montgomery from Bethel Park. I guess we could consider it not a fluke because (1) he beat Shumate 12-5 and (2) the round before he beat Rutgers commit Kyle Epperly, who placed at NJ states last year, 9-0. Those are two good consecutive wins.
OTOH, Montgomery twice DNP at regionals, then this year took 7th at states (though he got blasted by both Jameel Coles and Max Shaw). PA Power has him as barely a top 80 recruit among PA wrestlers this year, vs. Shumate being top 10 nationally in 2022. Maybe the light went on this offseason.
EDIT: looking a little deeper, last year Montgomery beat former PA state finalist Dom Fundy 10-5. So there has to be some talent there.