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- Thu, Mar 05Mar 05, 2020, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMRP Funding Center, 701 W Lime St, Lakeland, FL 33815, USA2020 FHSAA Boys Basketball Class 6A Semifinal #1 The Columbia (Lake City, FL) Tigers are in the state semifinals for the first time since 1968 The Dillard (Fort Lauderdale, FL) Panthers are looking to advance to their second straight state final
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- Wed, Mar 04Mar 04, 2020, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PMRP Funding Center, 701 W Lime St, Lakeland, FL 33815, USA2020 FHSAA Boys Basketball Class 1A Semifinal #2 Hawthorne: Looking to advance to first state championship game appearance since 2015 Paxton: Looking to advance to first state championship game appearance since 2016
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- Wed, Mar 04Mar 04, 2020, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PMRP Funding Center, 701 W Lime St, Lakeland, FL 33815, USA2020 FHSAA Boys Basketball Class 2A Semifinal #2 Bayshore Christian in the state semifinals for the first time in school history Orlando Christian Prep is seeking their third straight state championship game appearance
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- Sat, Feb 29Feb 29, 2020, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PMRP Funding Center, 701 W Lime St, Lakeland, FL 33815, USAThe Plant (Tampa, FL) Panthers girls basketball team, will be playing the Miami Senior High (Miami, FL) Stingarees in the 2020 FHSAA Girls Basketball Class 7A Championship on Saturday, February 29 @ 8:00PM
- Sat, Feb 29Feb 29, 2020, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PMSpec Martin Municipal Stadium, 260 East Euclid, DeLand, FL 32724, USAThe Jesuit (Tampa, FL) Tigers will be playing for their seventh Boys Soccer state title, as they take on the Pembroke Pines Charter (Pembroke Pines, FL) Jaguars on Saturday, February 29 @ 1:00PM
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Tampa Bay High School Girls Basketball Regional Final Previews
By: Ross Van De Griek We have reached the Elite Eight in the 2020 FHSAA Girls Basketball State playoffs. Winners will advance to the...

Tampa Bay High School Boys Basketball Regional Quarterfinal Previews
By: Ross Van De Griek Welcome to the 2020 FHSAA Boys Basketball Postseason where 32 teams in six classifications will be eyeing on the...

Tampa Bay High School Girls Basketball Regional Semifinal Previews
By: Ross Van De Griek We have reached the Sweet Sixteen across the state of Florida, in the 2020 FHSAA Girls Basketball State Playoffs....

Tampa Bay High School Girls Basketball Regional Quarterfinal Previews
By: Ross Van De Griek CLASS 2A, REGION 2 #8 Evangelical Christian (11-12) vs #1 Keswick Christian (26-1), 7pm Players to watch for...

Tampa Bay High School Boys Basketball District Tournament Previews
By: Ross Van De Griek District 2A-5 (Hosted by Academy at the Lakes) #4 Classical Prep vs #1 Zephyrhills Christian- 2/11 @ 6PM #3...

Tampa Bay High School Girls Basketball District Tournament Schedules
By: Ross Van De Griek District 7A-7 (Championship Game at Plant High School) #5 Wharton vs #4 Sickles (Tues, 2/4 @ 7:00PM) #6 Palm Harbor...

Boys Basketball: ARS National Hoopfest Preview
By: Ross Van De Griek This weekend marks the 9th Annual ARS National Hoopfest Tampa Bay showdown. The games will be hosted by Berkeley...

Tampa Bay Top 10 High School Girls Basketball Rankings (Week of Jan 27-31)
By: Ross Van De Griek As we enter the final week of the high school girls basketball regular season, this will be our final rankings...

Tampa Bay Top 10 High School Boys Basketball Rankings (Week of Jan 27-31)
By: Ross Van De Griek We have entered the final two weeks of the regular season in high school boys basketball across the Tampa Bay area,...

Girls Basketball: Play4Kay Shootout Preview
By: Ross Van De Griek We are just two days away from the first annual Play4Kay Shootout, that will take place at Carrollwood Day School...

Tampa Bay Top 10 High School Girls Basketball Rankings (Week of Jan 20-24)
By: Ross Van De Griek We are approaching two weeks remaining in the regular season for high school girls basketball, across the Tampa Bay...

Tampa Bay Top 10 High School Boys Basketball Rankings (Week of Jan 20-24)
By: Ross Van De Griek There are no more unbeaten teams in the Tampa Bay area, as both East Lake & Wharton suffered their first losses of...

9th Annual Ulrich Family Classic Preview
By: Ross Van De Griek Some of you may ask what is the Ulrich Family Classic? The Ulrich Classic is a day out of the year, we honor a...

Tampa Bay Top 10 High School Girls Basketball Rankings (Week of Jan 13-17)
By: Ross Van De Griek As we are entering the final few weeks of the high school girls basketball regular season in the Tampa Bay area, as...

Tampa Bay Top 10 High School Boys Basketball Rankings (Week of Jan 13-17)
By: Ross Van De Griek We are approaching the final few weeks of the high school basketball regular season, in the Tampa Bay area & the...

Tampa Bay Top 10 High School Girls Basketball Rankings (Week of Jan 6-10)
By: Ross Van De Griek Welcome to the first girls basketball rankings of 2020, as we are about a month away from the start of the district...

Tampa Bay Top 10 High School Boys Basketball Rankings (Week of Jan 6-10)
By: Ross Van De Griek Hope everyone had a safe & happy holidays, as well as a safe & happy new year. We are back into the weekly rankings...

Tampa Bay High School Top 10 Girls Basketball Rankings (Week 5)
By: Ross Van De Griek Hard to believe, that a month has already gone by in the high school girls basketball season in the Tampa Bay area,...

Tampa Bay High School Top 10 Boys Basketball Rankings (Week 4)
By: Ross Van De Griek Welcome to Week 4 of the high school boys basketball season across the Tampa Bay area, as well as the state of...

ABOUT
My name is Ross Van De Griek & I am the owner/founder of HSSportsFlorida which was launched on August 17, 2016. My main goal is to feature all high school athletes from across the Tampa Bay area, but I have recently been working on expanding my coverage throughout the state. Since August 2018, I have added a new focus onto HSSportsFlorida which features recruiting profiles on 3-star, 4-star & 5-star recruits across the state of Florida. Since November 2018, I have added more work to my already busy schedule, as I also serve as an assistant boys basketball coach at Wiregrass Ranch High School.
I grew up in North Carolina & lived there for the first 14 1/2 years of my life, before deciding to move to a new chapter in Florida. The reason why I started covering high school sports was just simple, started by becoming my high school’s sports reporter/journalist & have fell in love with the passion ever since. I graduated from Wiregrass Ranch High School on May 31, 2015 & served as a Graduate Assistant for the Wiregrass Ranch Boys Basketball program from November 2015-February 2018.
I am a huge sports fan, whether it’s the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, EPL, MLS, college football or college basketball, on the side you can catch me watching either sports or listening to music.
Hope to catch you at a game soon.































