junior varsity

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The 6-foot-10 Anderson is finishing up a four-year journey that started when he was a junior varsity player and is ending with him being one of the best players in Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

The priority is getting on scouts’ radar as quickly as possible—and a season or two on junior varsity is unacceptable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Even though Centennial had only six players available much of the season for varsity action, Cole created a junior varsity team, so help is on the way if the team gets a playoff spot.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

Eventually, Little would play in junior varsity football games as a punter, before jumping up to varsity level.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

Danny understood this, too, since he ran behind the eighth graders on the junior varsity team, and they were angry eighth graders.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt