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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, 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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STORY: University School 2021 OL Marcus Tate commits to Clemson
By: Ross Van De Griek Another member of the 2021 class is off the board, as early Tuesday afternoon University School (Fort Lauderdale)...

STORY: American Heritage (Delray) 2020 ATH Andison Coby reveals his Top 4 schools
By: Ross Van De Griek On Monday morning, one of the top athletes in the Palm Beach county revealed his top schools of where he wants to...

STORY: Dunbar (Fort Myers) 2021 DL Christopher Thomas commits to Florida
By: Ross Van De Griek On Monday night, the Florida Gators received their 6th commit from the 2021 class & the 3rd commit from the...

Recruiting Profile: Trinity Catholic 2021 OL Caleb Johnson
By: Ross Van De Griek OCALA, Fla.- Today's recruiting profile takes us to one of the most powered offensive linemen in the 2021 class....

Tampa Bay High School Football Top 10 Rankings: Week 6
By: Ross Van De Griek As we have reached the official halfway point in the high school football season, a couple of new teams have crept...

Florida High School Football Stat Leaders through Week 5
By: Ross Van De Griek We have reached the official halfway point of the high school football regular season. All stats are as of...

GAME RECAP: Palmetto 44, Largo 6
By: Ross Van De Griek LARGO, Fla.- The Palmetto Tigers are now 5-0 for the first time since 2011, as they steamroll the host Largo...

STORY: Cardinal Gibbons 2020 DB Michal Antoine commits to Iowa State
By: Ross Van De Griek On Friday morning, Iowa State might have found their cornerback for the 2020 class, as Cardinal Gibbons (Fort...

STORY: Miami Central 2020 DB Henry Gray commits to Nebraska
By: Ross Van De Griek On Thursday night, Scott Frost & his Nebraska Cornhuskers landed a commit from the South Florida area, as Miami...

GAME PREVIEW: Palmetto at Largo
By: Ross Van De Griek The HSSportsFlorida "Tampa Bay" Game of the Week will travel to Pinellas County for the second time in three weeks....

Tampa Bay High School Football Week 5 Predictions
By: Ross Van De Griek This week will officially mark the halfway point of the regular season for most teams in the Tampa Bay area, as...

Recruiting Profile: Armwood 2021 ATH Charles Montgomery
By: Ross Van De Griek SEFFNER, Fla.- Today's recruiting profile takes us back out to Seffner, Florida, the home of Armwood's wide...

STORY: Berkeley Prep 2020 OL Zach Perkins commits to Marshall
By: Ross Van De Griek On Wednesday morning, Marshall has landed one of the best offensive linemen in not just the Tampa Bay area, but in...

Tampa Bay High School Football Schedule: Week 5
By: Ross Van De Griek We are almost getting near the midway point of the high school football season, where things could start to get...

Recruiting Profile: Armwood 2021 WR Agiye Hall
By: Ross Van De Griek SEFFNER, Fla.- Today's recruiting profile takes us out to Seffner, the home of 5-star wide receiver Agiye Hall....

STORY: Former Jefferson standout quarterback Stephen Garcia named QB's coach at Bishop McLaughlin
By: Ross Van De Griek On Monday night, former Jefferson & University of South Carolina standout quarterback Stephen Garcia has found a...

Recruiting Profile: Cardinal Gibbons 2021 WR Troy Stellato
By: Ross Van De Griek FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.- Today's recruiting profile takes us to one of the highly recruited players from South...

Florida High School Football Stat Leaders (Through Week 4)
By: Ross Van De Griek Passing Yards 1. QB Conner Johnson (Lake Nona)- 1376 passing yards, 16 TD's & 4 interceptions 2. QB Luke Cohn...

Tampa Bay High School Top 10 Football Rankings: Week 5
By: Ross Van De Griek 1. Lakeland (4-0) Last Week: Defeated Plant City, 55-19 This Week: vs Hialeah The Dreadnaughts remain the Tampa Bay...

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.





























