Week 7 of the Mid-Columbia Conference football season kicks off tonight with three games, all involving teams vying for postseason berths.

The biggest matchup happens at Edgar Brown Stadium in Pasco, where Sageview plays host to Southridge. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.

The contest pits two Class 3A teams that could win the MCC title.

Sageview and Southridge are ranked 1-2, respectively, in total offense in the MCC.

The host Lobos are No. 1, averaging 442 yards per game, with 312 of those coming through their passing attack.

Sageview head coach Don Hogue has relied on Brett Jay to run his passing attack. Jay most recently had been head coach at Moses Lake and is now the Lobos’ offensive coordinator.

• FOOTBALL STANDINGS

Sageview quarterback Alex Flores leads the MCC in passing with 1,952 yards, with 25 touchdown passes with just 9 interceptions.

His top target is Jaysen Beasley, who is the MCC’s top receiver with 41 receptions for 769 yards.

Another top weapon is running back Eli Henderson, who is a dual threat. Henderson ranks fourth in MCC rushing with 568 yards on 76 carries. But he has also caught 34 passes for 338 yards.

Altogether, Henderson leads the entire conference in all-purpose yards with 1,117.

Beasley and Henderson also know how to find the end zone. They each have scored 14 touchdowns this season, tied for No. 1 in the MCC.

But here’s Sageview’s problem: the Lobos have gotten into shootouts the last two weeks — losing 42-37 against Kennewick, then falling 49-27 at Walla Walla after turning the ball over five times.

The Lobos defense must come up with a way to stop Southridge’s impressive Wing-T offense, which has rolled up over 500 yards of rushing (versus Hermiston) and over 400 yards rushing (against Pasco) the past two weeks.

Matt Johnson’s offense has no less than six running backs who can dominate a game.

The leaders are Tayton Jackman (No. 2 in MCC rushing with 753 yards) and Jacob Korotkov (No. 5 with 561). But Ramses Chavez has stepped up the past few weeks too.

Defensively, Southridge is the No. 2 team in the MCC, giving up 271 yards a game.

Korotkov, a linebacker, ranks No. 2 in the MCC with 52.5 tackles. He also in the conference leader in tackles for loss with 11.

Jackman, a defensive back, is third with 45 tackles.

Tonight, something has to give between these two teams.

· The other two matchups tonight have Richland visiting Hermiston, while Walla Walla travels to Kennewick.

Two other games are set for Friday, with Chiawana visiting Pasco at Edgar Brown Stadium; and Hanford taking on Kamiakin at Lampson Stadium.

All start times this weekend are at 7 p.m.

Early warning for Week 8: Kennewick at Chiawana, Friday, Oct. 23, 7 p.m., Edgar Brown Stadium.

More stat leaders

Chiawana junior Cooper Cissne, the Riverhawks’ best player, leads the conference in rushing with 937 yards. He has an average of 8.1 yards a carry. … Richland has the MCC’s top defense. The Bombers surrender just 246 yards a game, and linebacker Justin Volmer leads the team with 28.5 tackles. … Hanford’s Cade Reed leads the conference with 53.5 tackles. … Kennewick defensive lineman Cooper Larson leads in quarterback sacks with 9. Chiawana’s Cole Hultgrenn is a distance second with 6. … Chiawana’s DB Trey Maldonado is the conference leader in interceptions with 4.

Week 5 MCC standouts

Cissne had 236 yards rushing (with two TDs) in Chiawana’s 27-0 shutout of Kamiakin. Cissne also had 9 tackles from his defensive back position. … Hultgrenn added 7 tackles (4 for loss) and two QB sacks for the Riverhawks. … In the loss, Kamiakin QB Gavin Cronrath still looked good, completing 18 of 31 passes for 232 yards. … Richland receiver Pierson Bryant keeps putting up big numbers. In the Bombers’ 42-7 win over Hanford, he caught 7 passes for 139 yards. … In that same game, Volmer led the defensive unit in giving up just 107 yards to Hanford. But on offense, Volmer shined at running back by rushing for one TD, and he threw a touchdown pass too. … In the loss to Wa-Hi, Sageview’s Flores was 23 for 39 for 247 yards passing, plus two TD passes. … Henderson rushed for 192 yards for the Lobos, scoring twice. He also caught 3 passes for 23 yards. … Jackman led Southridge’s rushing attack in its 42-0 win last Thursday over Pasco. He carried the ball just 9 times, rushing for 184 yards. He also scored four touchdowns. … In Kennewick’s 69-33 win over visiting Hermiston, Lions QB Bradley Parker was part of six touchdowns — passing for four and running in two more. He was 12-for-18 for 249 yards passing, and rushed for 71 more yards. … Hermiston QB Brayden Medelez still had 198 yards passing in the loss for the Bulldogs, tossing 4 TD passes. Medelez also ran in for another touchdown.