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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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- 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 Basketball Top 10 Rankings (Week 3)
By: Ross Van De Griek It's another week filled with some pretty good high school boys basketball matchups this week. A lot of movement...

Tampa Bay Top 10 High School Girls Basketball Rankings (Week 3)
By: Ross Van De Griek Welcome to Week 3 of the high school girls basketball season across the Tampa Bay area, as well as the state of...

Tampa Bay High School Basketball Top 10 Rankings (Week 2)
By: Ross Van De Griek 1. East Lake (0-0) This Week: vs Seminole (Tues.), @ Sunlake (Fri.) East Lake comes into this season, as the #1...

Tampa Bay Top 10 High School Girls Basketball Rankings (Week 2)
By: Ross Van De Griek Welcome to Week 2 of the high school girls basketball season across the state of Florida. Not a lot of movement in...

Tampa Bay High School Basketball Top 10 Rankings (Week 1)
By: Ross Van De Griek The high school basketball season is officially here, the games count & so do the rankings. The first official...

Tampa Bay High School Top 10 Girls Basketball Rankings (Week 1)
By: Ross Van De Griek The high school girls basketball season tips off this week, as we are set to reveal the first official regular...

Tampa Bay High School Top 10 Boys Basketball Preseason Rankings
By: Ross Van De Griek The high school basketball season is upon us, as preseason games will tipoff this week across the state of Florida....

Tampa Bay High School Top 10 Girls Basketball Preseason Rankings
By: Ross Van De Griek We are just about a week away from the start of the 2019-2020 high school girls basketball season. Last season,...

STORY: IMG Academy 2020 guard Jaden Springer commits to Tennessee
By: Ross Van De Griek On Wednesday afternoon, one of the highest ranked recruited players in the nation has a new future home. IMG...

STORY: Orlando Christian Prep 2020 guard Eric Butler commits to Southern Illinois
By: Ross Van De Griek Southern Illinois landed on Thursday afternoon, one of the most premiere 2-way players in the state of Florida, as...

Recruiting Profile: Blake 2022 SG Emanuel Sharp
By: Ross Van De Griek Today's recruiting profile, we are talking about one of the rising basketball prospects in the Tampa Bay area....

STORY: Montverde Academy 2020 SF Scottie Barnes commits to Florida State
By: Ross Van De Griek On Monday morning, the Florida State men's basketball program landed a 5-star recruit in Montverde Academy small...

STORY: Bishop Verot 2020 guard Catie Reszel commits to Ave Maria
By: Ross Van De Griek Early Wednesday evening, the Ave Maria women's basketball program added a local prospect to the 2020 class. Bishop...

BREAKING: West Oaks Academy 2020 forward Selton Miguel commits to Kansas State
By: Ross Van De Griek On Tuesday afternoon, the Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball program landed their 3rd commit & the 1st from the...

STORY: St. Andrew's 2020 PF Yussif Basa-Ama commits to Yale
By: Ross Van De Griek One of the most premiere power forwards in the state of Florida, has committed to the Ivy League. St. Andrew's...

STORY: City of Palms Classic announces field for the 46th Annual tournament
By: Ross Van De Griek FORT MYERS, Fla.- On Wednesday afternoon, the 46th annual City of Palms Classic field was announced at a press...

STORY: Edgewater 2020 guard Michael Eads commits to Appalachian State
By: Ross Van De Griek On Monday night, Appalachian State men's basketball lands their 2nd commit in the 2020 class, in Edgewater...

STORY: Paxon 2020 SF Isaiah Adams commits to UCF
By: Ross Van De Griek On Monday afternoon, the UCF men's basketball team landed their 2nd commit for the Class of 2020. Paxon...

Apopka 2020 SF Zach Anderson commits to FGCU
By: Ross Van De Griek On Tuesday night, Florida Gulf Coast landed their 1st commit of the 2020 class, which is shooting guard Zach...

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.






























