Fresno City's upset of San Francisco has wider implications in the big football picture.
The loss knocked San Francisco to No. 5 in Northern California behind fellow NorCal Conference members Santa Rosa (No. 1) and San Mateo (No. 4).
San Francisco has to play at Santa Rosa and at San Mateo. That means Fresno City, if it wins the Valley Conference, probably won't have to face CCSF again in the Northern California championship game.
The Rams aren't a lock, anyway. Reedley, Sierra and Sequoias in the Valley Conference present formidable obstacles. Fresno City plays at Reedley and Sequoias and hosts Sierra.
The choice here is Reedley, unless Fresno City starts making some big strides offensively. The Tigers are close to matching the Rams defensively, but have a wild card in quarterback Darius Reynolds, who coach Mike White can also use at wide receiver when Zach McRae is behind center.
No doubt about it, the Nov. 10 FCC-Reedley game at Reedley High caps the regular season with a potential game for the ages.
It could be shades of 2002 when they met at Fresno for the Valley Conference title, then a week later in Reedley for the NorCal championship. The Tigers won both, then crushed College of the Canyons 35-15 for the state titie.