Musselman’s James Kisner is taken down by a horde of Brooke defenders, led by Shane Graham (86), Joe DiNardo (10) and Mike Koscevic (32). Photo by Jilian E. Kesner

INWOOD — Brooke’s Cotey Wallace had produced more than 330 yards of offense all by himself Friday night, but it wasn’t until he made one of the game’s signature defensive plays with 8 seconds remaining that he finally was able to breathe freely. Wallace picked off Musselman backup quarterback Tyler Baker’s only pass attempt, sealing a wild, come-from-behind effort by the Bruins, who capped off their first perfect regular season in 15 years with a 14-13 victory against Musselman. ‘‘Best feeling of my life,’’ Wallace said of the INT. Prior to the fourth quarter, there were a lot of empty feelings on the Brooke sideline. Too many to count, really. Two minutes and 26 seconds into the fourth quarter, the state’s No. 1 team trailed 13-0 against an unranked foe, head coach Tom Bruney had already been tossed after being hit with back-to-back personal fouls just before halftime, part of 115 penalty yards to that point. Brooke also had a field goal blocked, turned the ball over four times – twice in the red zone, and, oh yeah, the Bruins were playing without their heart and soul, Ryan Lazear, who hadn’t practiced all week because of a sprained ankle. Even with all that going on, Wallace still found a way to lead two scoring drives in the final 9 minutes — one covering 47 yards in five plays; the other 76 in nine. Neither took more than 2 minutes, with Wallace converting more than one game-saver along the wa.