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Seven Red Raiders Advance to District 32 Semifinals

Wrestlers one win away from regions.

The Ocean City High School wrestling team will be well-represented in the District 32 Wrestling Tournament semifinals on Saturday.

The Red Raiders advances seven wrestlers in the tournament, hosted by Absegami High School in Galloway Township.

The top-three finishers in each weight class move on to next week's Region 8 Tournament.

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The Red Raiders' Coley O'Brien is two wins away from winning his fourth straight district championship. The Ocean City senior, who is seeded No. 2 at 125 pounds, recorded a 15-0 technical fall over No. 7 seed Brendan Tighe of Middle Township.

Dan Pettit (145), Anthony DeSantis (160), Jake Terry (171), Lucas Pearson (215) and Josh Johnson (heavyweight) also advanced to the semifinals. All but Terry did it via pin.

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Pettit, the No. 2 seed, pinned No. 7 seed Kevin Perez of Atlantic City.

"I just wanted to get it done, get it over quick and focus on tomorrow," Pettit said. "Hopefully I can make it to the finals."

DeSantis, the top seed, flattened No. 8 seed Tom Fellenbaum of Middle Township.

"The seeds don't mean anything to me," DeSantis said. "I just want to win the whole tournament and hopefully win regions. I just have to come out and wrestle hard tomorrow."

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