After struggling for the first three-and-a-half quarters against the Frederick Cadets, Musselman faced a four-point deficit with only 53 seconds left in the game.

The junior signal caller, who was 9 of 21 for 106 yards and two interceptions to that point, took the second-down snap and rolled right. He looked up field, threw a convincing pump fake and let the ball fly.

After traveling 45 yards, the pass fell perfectly into the arms of wideout Joey Zuniga for an astounding play that gave the Lions a 17-14 lead and sent the Walkersville sideline into a frenzy.

After stopping the Cadets on their ensuing drive, the Lions came away with their most exciting win of the season.

"That is why I do this," Walkersville coach Ryan Hines said. "Other people sit in offices but I coach for this kind of excitement. Sure a big sale might be exciting, but it is nothing like football -- not even close."

Musselman said that when he got the play call, he knew they had a chance to score.

"It was an out-and-up pattern," he said. " I pump faked to get them going one way and threw the ball up the field. Joey just made a great play.

"When the ball was in the air I was so scared, but when he caught it I chased him all the way up the field, it was great."

Zuniga certainly played his part in the pulse-pounding play, making a sneaky move on his defender to get open.

"Once I started running free my heels were slamming the ground and my eyes were shaking," he said. "I saw the ball over my shoulder and I switched it into third gear and just ran right under the ball. It was unbelievable."

The Walkersville defense pitched in as well, holding the Cadets to only seven points in the second half, even though turnovers kept them on the field for most of the fourth quarter.

The defense also pitched in for the first score of the game, as linebacker Chris Turner dropped Frederick 's Rico Johnson in the end zone for a safety with 6:09 left in the first quarter.

"We just need to play better on offense," Hines said. "Yes we pulled this one out, but we wouldn't have been in that situation if it wasn't for the mistakes."

In fact, before the final touchdown strike the Cadets held the Walkersville offense to only 63 total yards in the second half and Musselman threw two picks.

It was with one big play, though, that the Lions turned that all around.

"It was a crazy ending," Musselman said. "Really just unbelievable."