When a lead is eight points or less in the NJSIAA wrestling tournament, it’s not considered safe unless a team still has a hammer or two left in the tool box. So with his team up by seven heading into the final two bouts of the South Jersey Group V championship on Feb. 8, Southern senior Dan Gorman knew he had to either seal the deal or possibly put his team in a precarious position.

“I knew I was going to do it,” said Gorman, who scored a takedown with 31 seconds to go in his 160-pound contest with…