TIFTON — Fans will get to see their first true glimpse of Tift County’s football future Tuesday evening as the annual Water Bowl spring game comes to the mini-stadium at the high school.

Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m. with a special admission request.

“We’re asking for people to bring cases of water and Gatorade,” said head coach Ashley Anders. Both help the players keep hydrated through the summer heat.

Sides will be divided into blue and white.

First to take the field will be freshmen and junior varsity. It is a chance for the younger prospects to see some action, he said. The varsity will follow with their contest.

Anders has been pleased with the progress of the spring session.

“I’m proud of the progress of Fred Lloyd,” he said. Lloyd, who will be a senior when the 2016 gets going, has “really learned how to use his body,” according to his coach. He caught 23 passes for 299 yards in 2015, with three touchdowns, second best for all players returning to Tift’s Region 1 this season.

Lloyd is not the only receiver to have turned heads. He has also been impressed physically with Rashod Bateman, who had 221 yards and four touchdowns last year.

For lineman Ches Jackson, the description of his spring has been “he’s blossomed.” Jackson, who like several on the team also plays basketball, will be returning from an injury that kept him off the court nearly all winter. There is also Tucker Jarrett, who will be a junior in 2016 and Austin Williams, a sophomore. Anders said that Jarrett is ready to assume a leadership role on the squad and praised Williams as an “outstanding young offensive lineman.”

Quarterback competition has heated up during the spring. Griffin Collier, who as a sophomore threw for 1,490 yards and 19 touchdowns — including 411 yards against a Colquitt County team who picked up a national championship — has been standing beside another top-notch Devil prospect: Jake Hill. Anders said he thought it would take Hill much longer to pick up the system, but that he’s been excellent.

On the defensive side upcoming junior defensive ends Qua Johnson and Andrew Johnson have stood out, the latter he said having picked up where he left off a year ago.

Others that will be part of Tift’s youth movement are upcoming sophomores outside linebackers Kadarius McDaniel and Tyler Jones, wide receivers Antonio Johnson and Tyler Ajiero and free safety Javaris Collins. Ajiero is the young brother of former Tift start Josh Ajiero and Anders said that Tyler may be even faster than Josh.

The Water Bowl will conclude the spring football season. After summer camps, conditioning and practice, the 2016 regular season will start for the Blue Devils Aug. 19 at the Erk Russell Classic in Statesboro when they meet South Effingham. The first home game will be Aug. 26 against Cook.

Tift County players will take the field Tuesday to show their stuff. Sept. 9, the day before the spring contest, players’ moms will get the chance to show off their skills.

TCHS has been promoting the Atlanta Falcons Moms Football Safety Clinic , which will gives moms of players and potential players an opportunity to learn more about the sport.

On their website, Atlanta said it will “include classroom instruction on proper equipment fitting, concussion awareness and proper tackling techniques.” They will also have the chance to get a firsthand encounter of what grid players experience.

Part of the clinic, the team said, lets them be involved in on-field drills. The Falcons suggest that attendees wear active wear.

Check-in will begin at 6 p.m., with the clinic to last from 7-9. The Falcons ask that children and spouses not attend. Online registration can be done at: www.atlantafalcons.com/community/community-programs/youth-football/moms-clinics.html.