STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — For three quarters of Wednesday’s battle between Moore Catholic and host St. Joseph by-the-Sea, Vikings head coach Mike Cortese and his staff felt they did everything they could to prepare and game-plan for the Mavs in an early-season CHSAA A/Staten Island division test.

They had a good week of practice and a good film session with assistant coach Mike Tesoriero following a tough loss Saturday to defending A city champ St. John’s Prep, but things weren’t going too well through the game’s first 24 minutes.

The host team couldn’t find any rhythm offensively and Mavs senior guard Eenej Vinson was having his way at both ends of the floor as the Graniteville school silenced the Vikings faithful and held a 13-point lead at the end of three thanks in part to Vinson’s 22 po

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