With the championship hanging in the balance and the final point on his racket, Hudson Lee knew exactly what was at stake.

“I was thinking to myself, I have to make this, I have to take advantage of this chance,” Lee said.

He did — and made it count.

The Friends Academy eighth grader and second doubles partner Henry Koelmel delivered the clinching point in dramatic fashion Tuesday at Cold Spring Harbor, defeating Wheatley’s Aaron Rayhan and Noah Gee, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4, to lift No. 1 Friends Academy to a thrilling 3-2 victory over No. 2 Wheatley in the Nassau Small Schools boys tennis championship.

It marks the Quakers' third consecutive county title — and their second straight over Wheatley, which they defeated 5-0 in last year’s final.

“Hudson was saying the whole time, ‘we're winning this match,’ and having that confidence really helped us,” said Koelmel, a senior.

The duo, built on complementary strengths, came through in the tightest of moments.

“Hudson is a better baseline player and I had a great serve today, so we build off of each other’s strengths and weaknesses,” Koelmel said. “We ride on that momentum.”

“Being with him, knowing he’s able to execute, I know we’re going to win the match,” Lee added.

Friends coach Owen Kassimir said the pair played their “usual tennis,” but their chemistry was key.

“Last year, we practiced once just for fun and did really well,” Lee said. “Since then, we’ve been together, and better.”

Earlier, junior Will Bohner set the tone for Friends (8-7) in first singles, defeating Joshua Mizrahi, 6-1, 6-0, with a steady, cerebral game plan.

“He had a big serve and great forehand, tried to keep points short,” Bohner said. “But my specialty is keeping points long. I just focused on making returns, playing high-percentage tennis, and making him hit one more ball. That’s how I won.”

Wheatley picked up wins in second singles and first doubles, where Liel Agajan defeated Bryan Bin, 6-7 (8-6), 6-7 (7-5) and Julian Ostrow and Nadav Farahnik defeated Ryan Chang and Vedant Rawat, 6-3, 6-2.

But Friends secured a dominant 6-1, 6-1 victory in third doubles by Steven Seviroli and Vir-Vinnay Singh to pull ahead before the second doubles clincher.

“They did what they have been doing,” Kassimir said. “This is something I’ve been thinking about this whole season, and it’s great to be back here.”

Friends will face Ross or Bayport-Blue Point in the Long Island Small Schools final at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Smithtown East.