Thirty-two minutes of full court havoc and first game experience was the atmosphere surrounding the season-opener between Woodward Academy and Pebblebrook High.

The Falcons swarmed all over the court with is trademark full court press as is forced countless, which led to a 67-49 victory over the War Eagles on Friday.

Peeblebrook, which was holding its own version of Midnight Madness after the game, was relentless from the opening tip. The Falcons (1-0) really took off in the third quarter. Pebblebrook held a comfortable halftime lead but they emerged from the locker room with something to prove. They outscored Woodward 20-11 in the third quarter. This was technically was the end to a night where War Eagles turnovers were plentiful.

“We did everything I asked them to do,” Falcons coach George Washington said. “We have to get some things cleaned up.”

Washington wants his defense to be more efficient despite forcing Woodward into an estimated 35 turnovers. His team only showed its vanilla formations throughout the night. Regardless, it flustered the War Eagles.

Woodward struggled to get the ball across half-court a few times and Pebblebrook capitalized on them in the third quarter, particularly Trhae Mitchell. The junior forward scored a game-high 17 points. He tied the War Eagles team total for the quarter. Kevin Murph chipped in with 15 points, while Chris Nelson added 12.

“We are trying to create havoc,” Washington said. “We hope people press us because we feel we can score easy.”

The War Eagles were unable to get some easy opportunities because of the Falcons defense. Woodward’s enthusiasm of the opening season was defeated with the stifling defense being applied by the Falcons.

It struggled to figure out Pebblebrook’s defense but some of the War Eagles players, who were wearing a varsity uniform for the first time, struggled with the college-like atmosphere inside the Kay Jackson Gymnasium.

“They had a great atmosphere in here tonight,” War Eagles coach Anthony Thomas said. “It was a shock to them. We have to go back to the fundamentals.”

Junior guard Bobby Kannady scored a team-high 14 points for Woodward.