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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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Spruce Creek 2020 RB Marvin Scott III commits to Nebraska
By: Ross Van De Griek On Saturday afternoon, Spruce Creek (Port Orange, Fla.) running back Marvin Scott has announced via Twitter, he is...

GAME RECAP: Armwood 38, Plant 3
By: Ross Van De Griek SEFFNER- After the previous 3 meetings between Plant & Armwood were decided by 7 points or fewer, tonight was a...

Fletcher 2020 QB Devon Lingle commits to Dartmouth
By: Ross Van De Griek On Friday afternoon, an Ivy League school has landed a quarterback from the Sunshine State. Fletcher (Neptune...

Armwood 2020 OL Jeff Miller commits to Georgia State
By: Ross Van De Griek On Wednesday night, another Armwood Hawk is committed to a division one school. Armwood offensive lineman Jeff...

GAME PREVIEW: Plant at Armwood
By: Ross Van De Griek SEFFNER- Another chapter will be renewed in this "Battle of the Bay", as Armwood head football coach Evan Davis...

Tampa Bay High School Football Week 1 Score Predictions
By: Ross Van De Griek Heritage at Clearwater, 7pm Score Prediction: Clearwater 28, Heritage 13 Tampa Catholic at Palmetto Ridge, 7pm...

Hagerty names Mike Sindone new head baseball coach
By: Ross Van De Griek On Wednesday afternoon, former Treasure Coast head baseball coach Mike Sindone announced via Twitter, that he is...

Tampa Bay High School Football Week 1 Schedule
By: Ross Van De Griek We are just a couple days away from the start of the high school football season. All the following games will...

Tampa Bay Top 10 High School Football Games of 2019
By: Ross Van De Griek With the high school football season approaching, I would like to countdown what I think will be the 10 best games...

Apopka 2020 SF Zach Anderson commits to FGCU
By: Ross Van De Griek On Tuesday night, Florida Gulf Coast landed their 1st commit of the 2020 class, which is shooting guard Zach...

Tampa Bay Top 20 High School Football Players To Watch For in 2019
By: Ross Van De Griek 1. Lakeland RB DeMarkcus Bowman Graduating Class: 2020 College Commit: Clemson 2018 Stats: 205 carries, 2422...

Tampa Bay Top 10 High School Volleyball Rankings (Week 1)
By: Ross Van De Griek 1. Plant (0-0) This Week: @ Hagerty (Thu.) Players to watch for: 2021 OH Erin Morrissey, 2022 OH Lily Frierson,...

Clearwater Academy 2020 DL Akheem Mesidor is down to 4 schools
By: Ross Van De Griek Clearwater Academy (Fla.) standout defensive end is down to 4 schools on his wishlist. Those schools are...

Tampa Bay High School Football Top 10 Rankings: Week 1
By: Ross Van De Griek 1. Lakeland (0-0) This Week: @ Manatee Players to watch For: 2020 RB DeMarkcus Bowman (Clemson commit) 2018 stats:...

American Heritage (Plantation) 2020 DB Daryl Porter Jr. names Top 5 schools
By: Ross Van De Griek On Saturday night, one of the top defensive backs in the nation has narrowed down his list of schools down to 5....

Lakewood 2020 PF Jamille Reynolds commits to UCF
By: Ross Van De Griek On Sunday afternoon, UCF landed their 1st commit in the Class of 2020, in Lakewood (St. Petersburg, Fla.) power...

Clearwater Academy 2020 DL Geri Theodore is nearing a decision
By: Ross Van De Griek We are approaching 6 days until the start of the high school football regular season here in the Sunshine State. On...

Zephyrhills Christian 2020 DL Malik Jones commits to FAU
By: Ross Van De Griek Late Friday night, Florida Atlantic University's football team added their 7th commit to the Class of 2020, in...

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.













