If the first two weeks are any indication, this could be a special high school football season for Kenosha County.

After the first two weeks of non-conference play, the six Kenosha County teams are a combined 10-2.

That matches the best start after two weeks for the six teams since Shoreland Lutheran began playing varsity football in 1999. (Kenosha County also went 10-2 in 2002 and 2005.)

In 12 games so far, Kenosha County is averaging 30.1 points per game thanks to outbursts of 33, 34, 49, 50, 53 and 56 points. To compare, the six teams averaged 28.5 points in the first two weeks of the 2002 season and 31.1 points in the first two weeks of the 2005 season.

High-scoring Bradford is off to its first 2-0 start since 2006 when it started 7-0.

Wilmot is off to its first 2-0 start since 2005 when it started 4-0.

“We’re excited,” Wilmot coach Mike Greinke said. “We definitely needed that. It just feels like we have the right mix this year and the right attitude. It just seems like the kids are a little more passionate about football. They’ve bought in a little more to what we’re trying to do.

“The kids seem to be having fun. Winning will do that, too.”

Central is off to its first 2-0 start since 2007 when it started 3-0.

“It’s been a lot of fun the last couple of weeks,” Central coach Scott Mirkes said. “Things have been really upbeat. We like how our kids are playing right now. They’re playing with a lot of confidence.

“We’ve got a young team. Right now they’re playing with a lot of enthusiasm. They’re enjoying being around each other. The coaching staff is certainly enjoying coaching them. We’re not the biggest team, the fastest team or the strongest team, but we like the kids that we have.”

No stranger to fast starts, Shoreland has opened 2-0 for the seventh year in a row. The Pacers started 2-0 in 2003, 2004 and 2007, 4-0 in 2006 and 2008 and 8-0 in 2005.

“I think the way our kids and coaches prepare themselves in the off-season,” Shoreland coach Mark Stein said when asked for the reason behind Shoreland’s fast starts over the years. “Our weight room and speed training sessions are filled with boys and girls of all sports. The competition is great.

“One of our goals this year is to maintain that momentum throughout the year and into the playoffs. We are focusing on getting better every day at the basics and competing every day with each other in practice. We have a tough conference schedule in front of us and 14 games as a goal. That will take concentration and hard work every day.”

Conference play kicks off tonight.

Can Kenosha County keep it going?

Andrew Horschak has been covering high school football for 15 years for the Kenosha News. He can be contacted at ahorschak@kenoshanews.com

For previews of this weeekend’s County high school football games, pick up a copy of Friday’s Kenosha News.