TIFTON — On Senior Night at Brodie Field, two of Tift County’s brightest stars shined the brightest one last time.

Micah McCant rushed for 74 yards and three touchdowns and threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Malcolm Dixon to lead the Blue Devils to a 35-17 win over Coffee High on Friday night.

With the win, the Devils finish the season with a 3-7 overall record, and finish with a 2-5 Region 1-AAAAA record. Coffee ends the season at 3-7 and 1-6 in league play.

“We talked about this being our state championship,” head coach Jay Walls said.

“For these 15 seniors that stuck it out with us — I am so proud of them.”

The night did not start well for the Devils, as Coffee jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the second quarter.

A fumble deep in Tift territory gave Coffee a 1st-and-10 at the 12-yard line, but the Blue Devil defense stood tall and pushed the Trojans back to the 16 yard line. Coffee kicker Aaron Lott nailed a 33-yard field goal with 5:41 remaining in the first quarter to give the Trojans a 3-0 lead.

After a second quarter Tift punt, the Trojans went 67 yards on nine plays to score a touchdown on a Carter Adams 5-yard run. The drive was extended when Coffee punter Luke Anderson threw a shovel pass to Corvoski Hutto for a 34-yard pass play down to the Tift 25 yard line.

Jacob Moore’s PAT gave the Trojans a 10-0 lead with 11:10 remaining in the half.

Following the drive by the Trojans, Tift came back with a 67 yard drive of their own.

Dixon hit Matt Nelson on a seam route, and three plays later, Dixon found Jakevin Jackson on a 25-yard pass play down to the Trojans’ 2-yard line.

On a fourth down, Tift’s Markeith Hayes bullied in from 1-yard out to cut into the Coffee lead. Griffin Martin’s PAT pulled Tift to within three points with 6:31 remaining in the second quarter.

After forcing a Trojan punt, the Devils went back to work on offense as senior Jakiel McCray ripped off a 37-yard run into Coffee territory. A pass to Jackson and four Dixon runs moved the ball down to the Trojans’ 2-yard line. McCant scored a 2-yard rushing touchdown with 38 seconds left on the clock and Martin’s PAT gave Tift a 14-10 lead.

After the kickoff, Coffee elected to pass and instead of a Trojan — Adams found Tift freshman Gerald Pledger. Pledger returned the interception 45 yards down to the Coffee 2-yard line. McCant scored on the next play, and Martin’s extra point gave the Devils a 21-10 lead at halftime.