STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — St. Joseph by-the-Sea built a lead midway through the first quarter and, on several occasions, it threatened to pull away from St. Peter’s.

But each time, the Eagles found a way to creep back in. When the New Brighton school got within a point for the third time early in the fourth quarter, you got the sense it might be the charm.

But Sea’s Nick Lee, who’s making a habit of performing during crunch time, had other plans.

The junior guard buried back-to-back shots within a 43-second span — including a big trey — during crunch time and the host Vikings held on for a 43-38 CHSAA Staten Island triumph over the Eagles Friday in front of a SRO crowd in Huguenot.

Sea, which received an instant jolt when reserve Joey Moran (10 points, seven rebounds) checked in midway thr

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