EPISODE 100                                                                                                     PAGE 1 · 2 · 3 · 4

Episode Title: Pilot
Prod. No: #475360 | Original US Airdate: September 23, 2003

Aside from a love for hoops, it would seem that Lucas (Chad Michael Murray, Dawson's Creek, A Cinderella Story) and Nathan (James Lafferty, A Season on the Brink) are two young men with little in common, but they are bound by the dark secret that they share the same father (Paul Johansson, Beverly Hills 90210). Nathan is the star of the high school basketball team and local town hero, while Lucas is the only child of a single working mom (Moira Kelly, The West Wing). Now the two boys' lives collide when a twist of fate puts Lucas on Nathan's team and the half-brothers compete, not only for control of the court, but also for the heart of Nathan's beautiful girlfriend Peyton (Hilarie Burton).

NOTE: This episode did not feature the regular opening credits for One Tree Hill and Sophia Bush (Brooke Davis) does not appear in this episode.

EPISODE 101

Episode Title: The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most
Prod. No: #177501 | Original US Airdate: September 30, 2003

Lucas blows his first Varsity game and decides to quit the team. The wedge between Nathan and Peyton continues to grow after Peyton tires of Nathan's jabs at Lucas. Meanwhile, Keith forces Karen to deal with her feelings for Dan after she refuses to step foot in the high school gym to support her son.

NOTE: This was the first episode to feature the regular opening theme with the song with Gavin DeGraw's "I Don't Wanna Be".

EPISODE 102

Episode Title: Are You True?
Prod. No: #177502 | Original US Airdate: October 7, 2003
 
Frustrated by Lucas' growing popularity at school, Nathan searches for Lucas' weak spot, and finds it in Haley. Meanwhile, Peyton is furious with Lucas for submitting her drawings to the local newspaper without her knowledge.

EPISODE 103

Episode Title: Crash Into You
Prod. No: #177503 | Original US Airdate: October 14, 2003
 
Haley convinces Lucas to go with the team to an after-party at Nathan's beach house in the hopes that the guys will become closer. When Lucas sees the wealth that was denied him, he finally confronts his mother about why she let Dan ignore them. Meanwhile, when Nathan's mom returns home to find a very angry son, she turns to Karen for advice.

NOTE: This marked the first episode that did not end with a literary quote, as well as Barbara Alyn Woods (Deb Scott) first appearance.

EPISODE 104

Episode Title: All That You Can't Leave Behind
Alternate Title: Where I End and You Begin
Prod. No: #177504 | Original US Airdate: October 21, 2003
 
Lucas asks Keith to play with him in the annual "Father and Son" basketball game, and realizes he got the better father figure after Dan publicly humiliates Nathan on the court. Also, Peyton has a hard time dealing with the anniversary of her mother's death and finds a comforting ally in Whitey.

EPISODE 105

Episode Title: Every Night Is Another Story
Prod. No: #177505 | Original US Airdate: October 28, 2003
 
When Whitey throws Lucas and Nathan off the bus due to their misconduct on the basketball court, not only does it leave the two brothers stranded 30 miles from home, but they encounter a carload of punks who threaten them with a gun. Injured during the game, Brooke needs Peyton to drive her home and in, an unlikely turn of events, Peyton asks Haley for help. Meanwhile, Karen and Keith attend a business function and tempers flare when Dan and Deb are seated at their table.