The scoreboard didn’t read the way Cumberland County fans wanted it to Thursday night after the Jets opened the 2025 football season with visiting Livingston Academy in Crossville.
Cumberland County, playing its first game as an independent team, got in its own way throughout the night. The Jets gave up five turnovers and suffered eight penalties, several of which ended in Livingston Academy scores in a 47-9 loss to the Wildcats.
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