Ignore everything you’ve seen from the North Olympic Peninsula’s football teams in the first two weeks of the season.

Forget all the blowouts and shutouts.

The real games start now.

What you have seen up to this point was in no way an indication of your team’s reality.

Then again, I’m sure Neah Bay, Clallam Bay and Crescent aren’t quite on board with the idea of treating their five combined wins, four by blowout margins, lightly.

To them, the season started two weeks ago. It’s not their fault everyone else is slow out of the gate.

But for everyone else, throw out the scores of the first two weeks.

League play begins now.

It’s a convenient way to reboot the season.

And, probably legitimate.

Use Seqium and Port Angeles as examples.

Sure, both teams have been thoroughly pounded in their opening games; the Wolves have been outscored 76-0, and the Roughriders 76-7.

But both also opened their respective seasons against tough nonleague opponents.

Besides, the they aren’t the only slow-starting Olympic League schools.

Of the eight teams in the league, five are 0-2 and two are 1-1.

Klahowya is the only undefeated team, with both wins being close victories over Peninsula schools Chimacum and Port Townsend.

The thinking is that this week will provide a better idea of the true identities of Peninsula teams who have struggled in the “preseason.”

Here are the games:

Neah Bay

vs. Wishkah Valley

Oddly, the potential best game on the Peninsula wasn’t arranged until Thursday afternoon.

Lake Quinault backed out of its game with Wishkah Valley (2-0), leaving the Loggers without an opponent this week.

The Red Devils (2-0) had a scheduled bye this week, but were looking at the possibility of an unplanned bye next week if Muckleshoot Tribal cancelled its game with Neah Bay, as it has done in the past.

Now, two of the top 8-man teams in the state appear set to face off Saturday at 1 p.m. at Lake Quinault’s field.

Neah Bay coach Tony McCaulley said Thursday that he is still waiting for official word that there will be referees for the game, but was confident that wouldn’t be a problem.

McCaulley credited David Marbut, CEO of NW8man.com, with getting the ball rolling toward setting up the game.

McCaulley called Marbut after hearing Lake Quinault was backing out.

Marbut told the Peninsula Daily News that his website will live stream the Neah Bay-Wishkah Valley game in high definition at http://tinyurl.com/NW8manlive.

Sequim at Bremerton

The Wolves (0-2) might be the most mysterious team on the Peninsula.

They were expected to be one of the main contenders for the Olympic League crown, and coach Erik Wiker maintains those expectations for his team, despite the rough start.

In Bremerton, Sequim faces an athletic senior-heavy team that is led by quarterback Mikey Lawrence.

The Knights are 1-1, including a close loss to 3A Wilson last week and a 42-15 win over Foster.

North Mason

at Port Angeles

The Bulldogs were in a similar situation last year as the Roughriders (0-2) currently find themselves.

North Mason (1-1) was young and tweaking its offense in 2011.

The Riders are young and switching to a more run-oriented offensive attack.

Port Angeles hopes the comparisons will end there, and that they won’t even come close to replicating the 2011 Bulldogs’ 1-9 record.

Port Townsend

at Eatonville

Standing in the way of the Redskins (1-1) trading in their 20-game losing streak for a winning streak are the Cruisers (1-1).

After finishing 4-6 in the 2A South Puget Sound League last year, Eatonville is expected to be one of the top teams in their new home, the Nisqually League.

This game will showcase two dual-treat quarterbacks, Jacob King for Port Townsend and Zach Fairhart for the Cruisers.

Toledo at Forks

The Spartans (1-1) face another tough defense this week.

The Indians (2-0) have allowed only 11 total points in their two victories over Stevenson and Columbia.

Forks has an equally tough task on the other side of the ball, as Toledo has scored 49 and 47 points in its opening games.

Clallam Bay

at Highland Christ.

The Bruins should light up the scoreboard again this week.

After beating Muckleshoot Tribal 60-12 in its opener, the Bruins now face Highland Christian, which lost to Lopez Island 68-12.

The most important numbers might be how many Knights show up (nine are needed). They forfeited their game against Wishkah Valley on Aug. 31.

Chimacum

at Bellevue Christ.

After making huge progress between weeks one and two, the Cowboys (0-2) now look to erase the “0” in the win column against the Vikings.

In only second season since reviving football at Bellevue Christian, the Vikings are off to a 2-0 start thanks to wins over Coupeville and Vashon Island.

Evergreen Luth.

at Crescent

Both of these teams have already showed inconsistency after only two games.

The Loggers (2-0) barely beat undermanned, inexperienced Quilcene, then beat Lake Quinault so bad that the Elks are sitting out this week’s game against Wishkah Valley.

Evergreen Lutheran (0-2) barely lost to Lake Quinault in a 62-52 opening-game shoot-out, but was destroyed by Neah Bay 54-8 in week two.

Quilcene

at Lopez Island

The Rangers (0-2) should have more players after playing short-handed the first two weeks due to two-game suspensions for five of its players.

Lopez Island (1-0) is playing only its second game of the season after a first-week bye. Lopez started the season fast, blowing out Highland Christian last week.