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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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Recruiting Profile: Strawberry Crest 2020 OL Jose Gonzalez
By: Ross Van De Griek Today's recruiting profile takes us out to eastern Hillsborough County, where we feature Strawberry Crest 2020...

GAME PREVIEW: Tampa Catholic at Berkeley Prep
By: Ross Van De Griek This week's game of the week takes us to Berkeley Prep, as the Tampa Catholic Crusaders (4-1) head west on...

ICYMI: Keswick Christian head volleyball coach Karrmayne King picks up 500th career win
By: Ross Van De Griek Keswick Christian head volleyball coach Karrmayne King has been the girls volleyball coach since 1988, and is also...

Tampa Bay High School Football Week 6 Predictions
By: Ross Van De Griek This week's HSSportsFlorida game of the week takes us to Berkeley Prep, as the Berkeley Prep Buccaneers (4-0) host...

STORY: Deerfield Beach 2020 DB Christopher Townsel commits to USF
By: Ross Van De Griek On Wednesday afternoon, the University of South Florida's football program has added another commit to their 2020...

Recruiting Profile: Auburndale 2021 safety Aubrey Burks
By: Ross Van De Griek Today's recruiting profile takes us out to one of the most explosive defensive players in Polk County. Auburndale...

Tampa Bay High School Football Schedule: Week 6
By: Ross Van De Griek It is hard to believe, that we are already entering the second half of the high school football regular season....

STORY: Miramar 2020 safety Brian Balom commits to the University of Miami
By: Ross Van De Griek The Miami Hurricanes have landed their 25th overall commit from the class of 2020, as Miramar safety Brian Balom is...

MATCH RECAP: Wharton defeats Sickles in 3 sets (25-19, 25-22, 25-13)
By: Ross Van De Griek TAMPA, Fla.- It was senior night tonight at Wildcat Gym, the home of the Wharton Wildcats & the seniors did not...

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)...

Tampa Bay High School Top 10 Volleyball Rankings: Week 6
By: Ross Van De Griek We have reached the midway point of the high school volleyball regular season. With tournaments being played over...

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...

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...

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....

Florida High School Volleyball Stat Leaders (All Stats updated through September 21)
By: Ross Van De Griek Here are some of the Florida High School Volleyball stat leaders, as always all stats are via ...

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...

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.






























