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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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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...

MATCH RECAP: Wiregrass Ranch defeats Mitchell in 4 sets (25-12, 21-25, 25-14, 25-12)
By: Ross Van De Griek WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla.- The Wiregrass Ranch Bulls came into tonight's district matchup with the Mitchell Mustangs in a...

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...

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...

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...

MATCH RECAP: Bishop McLaughlin sweeps Berkeley Prep in 3 sets
By: Ross Van De Griek SPRING HILL- On Tuesday night, the Bishop McLaughlin Hurricanes volleyball team responded from a tough loss to...

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....

Tampa Bay High School Top 10 Volleyball Rankings (Week 5)
By: Ross Van De Griek We are nearing the midway point of the high school volleyball regular season, as some weekend tournaments took...

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...

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...

Florida High School Volleyball Stat Leaders (Through Sept. 14)
By: Ross Van De Griek Here are some of the state volleyball leaders in the following statistical categories. All stats are from...

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...

GAME RECAP: Wiregrass Ranch 34, Nature Coast 7
By: Ross Van De Griek WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla.- Tonight, the Wiregrass Ranch Bulls improved to 4-0 for the first time since 2017, with a 34-7...

Recruiting Profile: Jesuit (Tampa) 2021 QB Kiael Kelly
By: Ross Van De Griek TAMPA, Fla.- The recruiting process is just about to begin for one of the most stellar quarterbacks in the Tampa...

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.





























