junior varsity

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Randall showed up as a 6-foot freshman and played junior varsity.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 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

He was a junior varsity player focused on basketball.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

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

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

They would beat the junior varsity on Monday, lose badly on Tuesday, win again on Wednesday, lose on Thursday.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown