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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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Recruiting Profile: Lakeland Christian 2021 DE Cade Denhoff
By: Ross Van De Griek LAKELAND, Fla.- One of the highest uprising prospects in the class of 2021, comes from the Polk County area, as...

Tampa Bay High School Football Week 3 Schedule
By: Ross Van De Griek Hard to believe, that we are already entering Week 3 of the high school football season across the Tampa Bay area &...

Recruiting Profile: Atlantic Coast 2021 WR Patrick Bryant II
By: Ross Van De Griek The recruiting process has been awfully kind for one of the fastest receivers in northern Florida. Atlantic Coast...

Recruiting Profile: Venice 2021 WR/TE Weston Wolff
By: Ross Van De Griek VENICE, Fla.- If you don't know the last name Wolff in the Venice area, well you might want to start getting to...

Tampa Bay Top 10 High School Volleyball Rankings: Week 3
By: Ross Van De Griek 1. Wharton (3-0) Last Week: Defeated Plant in 5 sets, Defeated Strawberry Crest in 3 sets. This Week: @ Palm Harbor...

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...

Clearwater Academy 2021 RB Brendon Barrow talks about his recruiting process
By: Ross Van De Griek Clearwater Academy (Fla.) 2021 running back Brendon Barrow is adjusting to his new coaches & teammates very...

Tampa Bay Top 10 High School Football Rankings: Week 3
By: Ross Van De Griek 1. Lakeland (2-0) Last Week: Defeated American Collegiate, 55-13 This Week: @ George Jenkins The Dreadnaughts...

STORY: Clearwater Central Catholic 2020 DL Jerzhan Newton chooses Maryland
By: Ross Van De Griek It was a two headed horse for the last couple of weeks for Clearwater Central Catholic (Fla.) standout defensive...

GAME RECAP: Mitchell 38, River Ridge 20
By: Ross Van De Griek NEW PORT RICHEY- The River Ridge Royal Knights came into Friday night's game vs their cross-county rival, with...

GAME PREVIEW: Mitchell at River Ridge
By: Ross Van De Griek Another chapter will be written in the "Battle of Royale" on Friday night, as the Mitchell Mustangs (1-0) head...

Tampa Bay High School Football Week 2 Predictions
By: Ross Van De Griek Admiral Farragut at Frostproof, Thu @ 6PM Score Prediction: Admiral Farragut 24, Frostproof 10 Northside Christian...

Tampa Bay High School Football Week 2 Schedule
By: Ross Van De Griek All games are scheduled for 7:30pm on Friday, unless noted New Smyrna Beach at Tampa Bay Christian, 7pm Cardinal...

MATCH RECAP: Wharton defeats Plant in 5 sets (25-21, 25-17, 16-25, 18-25, 15-12)
By: Ross Van De Griek TAMPA- On Tuesday night, we had a battle of two of the top five teams in the Tampa Bay Area in an early season...

Tampa Bay Top 10 High School Volleyball Rankings: Week 2
By: Ross Van De Griek 1. Wharton (1-0) Last Week: Won at East Bay (3-0) This Week: vs Plant (Tues.), vs Strawberry Crest (Thu.) The...

BREAKING: 2020 RB Keyvone Lee commits to Penn State
By: Ross Van De Griek CLEARWATER- Penn State has landed their running back from the 2020 class, as American Collegiate (Clearwater, Fla.)...

Former Tampa Bay Tech QB Mike Penix named starter at Indiana
By: Ross Van De Griek After suffering a season ending injury last season, former Tampa Bay Tech quarterback Michael Penix Jr. decided to...

Tampa Bay High School Football Top 10 Rankings: Week 2
By: Ross Van De Griek 1. Lakeland (1-0) Last Week: Defeated Manatee, 45-0 This Week: vs American Collegiate Academy The reigning 2018...

Clearwater Central Catholic 2020 DL Jerzhan Newton announces commitment date
By: Ross Van De Griek One of the Tampa Bay area's premier athletes is closing in on announcing a college decision. Clearwater Central...

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.













