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The Tiverton High School football team has forfeited the remainder of its varsity season due to a small roster and injuries.

Low player numbers are a recurring issue for several small Rhode Island high schools, with Toll Gate having forfeited a season two years ago.

Forming co-op teams between schools could be a potential solution to revitalize struggling football programs in Rhode Island.

The switch has been turned off on Friday night lights in Tiverton this fall.

Now the question is whether the lights will return.

The Tiverton football team entered the season with a 25-player roster that had 12 freshmen and three players with varsity experience. Injuries hit the Tigers hard during their 49-0 loss to Hope in Week 1, leaving the program with a difficult decision:

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