Our school seems similar. We have a middle school team of 7th and 8th and 8th graders can be asked to try out for varsity. I'm in NY. There is no JV team. My daughter was asked and made the varsity squad this past week. We will see how much playing time she gets. She plays travel ball too, though so I am curious to see how this plays out. They don't have her practicing at her usual positions either so this might get very interesting.In my neck of the woods, best players play varsity which typically consists of older players but if a 7th or 8th grader is one of the best she plays varsity. JV is majority 8th-9th graders and we have middle school of 7th-8th graders only