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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
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Recruiting Profile: University School 2023 WR Brandon Inniss
By: Ross Van De Griek One of the most dynamic wide receivers in the freshman class, hails from right here in the Sunshine State....

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: 2021 WR Mario Williams reveals his Top 10 schools
By: Ross Van De Griek On Friday afternoon, 4-star 2021 wide receiver Mario Williams has cut his schools down to just ten. He didn't...

Recruiting Profile: Osceola 2020 outside hitter Kalli Cors
By: Ross Van De Griek Today's player spotlight profile takes us down to Pinellas County, where Osceola senior outside hitter Kalli Cors...

RECRUITING: Trinity Catholic (Ocala) 2021 OL Jake Slaughter
By: Ross Van De Griek Today's recruiting profile takes us to one of the most prolific offensive linemen in North-Central Florida for the...

RECRUITING: Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) 2021 WR Marcus Burke
By: Ross Van De Griek A name you need to know in the 2021 class, is Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) wide receiver Marcus Burke. Burke...

STORY: IMG Academy 2021 RB Lovasea Carroll names Top 8 schools
By: Ross Van De Griek On Tuesday morning, IMG Academy junior running back Lovasea Carroll has cut his schools down to eight. The eight...

STORY: Vanguard 2021 DE Bryce Langston names his Top 5 schools
By: Ross Van De Griek Yesterday afternoon, one of the most explosive defensive ends in not just the state of Florida, but possibly the...

Recruiting Profile: Armwood 2020 RB Eric Wilson
By: Ross Van De Griek Today's recruiting profile takes us out to one of the most prolific running backs in the Tampa Bay area. Senior...

Louisville hosted two big time recruits from the Sunshine State this past weekend
By: Ross Van De Griek The University of Louisville hosted two big time recruits from the Sunshine State this past weekend for their game...

Recruiting Profile: Benjamin (Palm Beach Gardens) 2021 QB Santino Marucci
By: Ross Van De Griek Today, we wrap up the week with a recruiting profile on one of the rising prospects in the 2021 class. Palm Beach...

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...

Recruiting Profile: Bloomingdale 2020 DL Quinton McCoy
By: Ross Van De Griek Today's recruiting tour takes us to Valrico, Florida, the home of future Illini Quinton McCoy, whose currently in...

Recruiting Profile: Lakewood 2021 WR Artez Hooker
By: Ross Van De Griek Today's recruiting profile takes us to Lakewood High School, the home of junior wide receiver Artez Hooker, senior...

Recruiting Profile: Clearwater Academy 2020 TE Wesley Bailey
By: Ross Van De Griek Last night, the recruiting tour made a stop at Clearwater Academy, the home of senior tight end Wesley Bailey,...

Recruiting Profile: Calvary Christian (Clearwater) 2020 DB Shelton Quarles Jr.
By: Ross Van De Griek Our recruiting profile today takes us out to Calvary Christian High School in Clearwater. The home of 3-star...

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...

2020 QB Greg Spann having a stellar start to his senior season at Lakewood
By: Ross Van De Griek One of the top dual-threat quarterbacks in the state of Florida, has still remain undecided of his college future....

STORY: 2020 LB Jack Del Rio is 100% committed to Rutgers
By: Ross Van De Griek On Sunday afternoon, Rutgers head coach Chris Ash was fired from his head coaching position, by Rutgers athletic...

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.

































