Bishop Guertin's Matt Santosuosso had a good game at QB on Saturday night, but was just as valuable at safety in the Cardinals' 17-14 win. (Telegraph photo by TOM KING)

NASHUA – We’ve only seen two weeks of the local high school football season, but it’s a different point in the campaign for different schools.

For example, for Nashua South and Merrimack, there may be a sense of urgency. They’re both 0-2, and face each other this week in Merrimack, and it would be very tough to have a shot at the postseason at 0-3.

Then there’s the other side of the spectrum, with Nashua North and Bishop Guertin in Division I, Milford in Division II and Campbell in Division III off to 2-0 starts and, although coaches would grimace at the thought, have a little wiggle room.

But really, there is a ton of football left to be played.

“People have ideas of what teams are,” Guertin coach John Trisciani said after his team’s stunning 17-14 win over Salem the other night. “If we stay healthy and keep getting better each week, we’re going to be all right.

“And we don’t really know what we have. And neither does anybody else. So we’re just trying to figure it out.”

DIVISION I

When’s the last time there were back-to-back thrillers at Stellos Stadium for a Friday-Saturday night?

Trisciani lauded the defensive play of Jakob Baker and Rocco Geraci the other night. Baker’s presence in the defensive backfield was obvious, but Geraci held his own up front too.

“He’s been unreal for us,” Trisciani said. “He was seeing snaps for us as a freshman, and he’s a junior now. And he got hurt last year, he’s a force in the middle.

“And Jakob Baker does everything too. He could play tight end for us easy, he’s playing tackle, he was D-end one week, and he’s playing linebacker, and now he’s playing outside linebacker. And Matt (Santosuosso) at safety.”

In fact, on one play, Santosuosso made a big open field tackle on the edge on Blue Devil speedster Aidan McDonald, “and if he doesn’t, that’s a 67-yard touchdown run,” Trisciani said.

Now, of course, BG has to visit Londonderry, and all the Lancers have done is outscore their two local opponents, Merrimack and South, by the combined score of 77-6. Yikes. The Lancers actually might know what they themselves have.

Nashua North goes to Windham on Friday in what should be a very competitive game. Derek Finlay at quarterback is the real deal for North, as he spearheaded the Titans’ remarkable comeback, along with North’s defensive pressure. in Friday’s 44-43 win over the Tomahawks.

“He threw the ball very well, he had some key runs, and was able to make some plays,” North coach Dante Laurendi said. “The biggest thing about him is his composure. Not forcing things tonight when we were down by so many.”

One good thing is Merrimack got its offense, stymied the previous week by the Lancers, untracked a bit. Kyle Crampton and Shea Goodwin are a great combo, and of course Goodwin is a threat to score anytime he has the ball in his hands, as his two kickoff returns of 90-plus yards the other night showed.

“The kid is an excellent player,” Laurendi said of Goodwin. “He did it on ‘D’, he had the kickoff returns, made some great catches also. He took advantage of the opportunities.”

“Well sort of,” Tomahawks coach Kip Jackson said about his offense getting going. “The offense played pretty well, but we have to make plays whether it’s on offense or defense when we need to, but we just haven’t yet.”

Merrimack’s Garron Brown showed himself to be a talented back, showing promise in the first couple of quarters, as he was the primary weapon on the ground early on for Merrimack on Friday.

“He’s a good little back,” Jackson said. “He’s a sophomore, he’s tough kid, and going both ways at his size as a sophomore is a tribute to his toughness, his athleticism and the type of competitor that he is.”

DIVISION II

Milford has a huge game with Lebanon on Friday, a meeting of two 2-0 teams. It’s just another chapter in what should be an interesting season, as both will be facing different opponents than they did the previous week.

In other words, Lebanon won’t be taking a knee in the third quarter the way they were on Friday night against a completely overmatched Hollis Brookline team. A tough night for the Cavaliers to be sure.

“It’s ind of a double edged sword,” Lebanon coach Chris Childs told the Valley News. “People will look at that score (77-28) and say, ‘What are they doing up there?’ I was taking a knee in the third quarter. I was trying to kill the clock.

“Our kids are going to have to play 48 minutes next week for sure.”

And no doubt so will the Souhegan Sabers, who are next up on the road for the Cavs, who likely will try to bounce back in a big way.

DIVISION III

Cougars coach Glenn Costello says he’ll know more about his team, currently 2-0, after it goes through back-to-back games at Inter-Lakes and vs. Trinity.

“I’ll let you know in a couple of weeks,” Costello said. “Inter-Lakes is moving in the right direction as a program. So we’ll see.

“But at the end of the day, it’s Pelham vs. everybody. But then it’s us vs. us.”

Indeed, the Pythons are 2-0 by a combined 102-13 count.

For them, and some others, the season still has plenty to go.