As they try out, no one is good enough until Rachel, the girl who dressed as Pamela Anderson at the party, tries out late. As she plans, a queue of girls line up to be a cheerleader. Brooke tells her that Lucas isn't playing by the non exclusive roles, but Peyton says maybe he just likes her, it's not as though she can force someone to date him, giving Brooke an idea. Brooke and Peyton are waiting to do their final cheer tryouts, which Brooke is really sad about, but Peyton is not so much.
Haley asks Nathan to talk about the masquerade night, the kiss, but Nathan says it was a nice moment, and that moment's over now. Mouth is handing out flyers for announcer tryouts for the new season. Mouth is on the sidelines commentating the fight instead of a game. As Dan introduces the Ravens, Nathan and Lucas burst through with the rest of the team in a big fight. He says he is just like Dan and they start a fight.
He tells him to stop manipulating Haley and as he tells him to back off, Lucas refuses calling him a coward who is avoiding dealing with loving his wife.
As they continue, Lucas asks Nathan backstage what he is doing with Haley but Nathan avoids the question. As the countdown reaches one, the cheerleaders emerge through the smoke and start their cheer. The crowd goes wild as they commence a backwards countdown. Brooke, Haley and Peyton begin their cheerÄan introduces midnight madness, the official countdown to the new basketball season.