A bit of an update:
Turns out, my old school incorporated their middle school cheerleaders into the high school cheerleading squad so that they can have enough for those fancy-dancy cheerleading competitions.
That's how the girl and the scumbag-guy-in-question met. He was a football player, and she caught his eye on the sidelines of the games.
As soon as he found out she was in eighth grade, he should've backed off, no matter how pretty she is.
