Blue Devils return to playoffs

TIFTON – The Tift County Blue Devils practiced last week as if they were going to play another game. That mindset paid off as the Blue Devils made the playoffs, following the final GHSA postseason rankings. Tift is seeded No. 29 and will travel to region rival Coffee on Friday night. Tift County head coach Jeff Littleton talked about the mindset he wants his players to have as they prepare for the program’s first playoff game since 2021. “It’s special to be here in this spot. Embrace it. Don’t take anything for granted,” Littleton said. “My message to our kids all the time is have fun. We’re going to try to make practice fun. But we’ve got a job to do in the end. It’s just paying attention to detail and fixing the things that we didn’t do correctly in the first game.” The Blue Devils hope to avenge their loss to Coffee on Sept. 25. Tift lost 35-14 but trailed by just a touchdown at halftime.

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