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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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GAME RECAP: Madison County wins their 3rd straight Class 1A title
By: Ross Van De Griek TALLAHASSEE- On Saturday night, the Madison County Cowboys (12-2) won their fifth state football title in school...

GAME RECAP: Chaminade-Madonna 35, Florida High 20 (Class 3A Final)
By: Ross Van De Griek Chaminade-Madonna (12-2) scored on their first two possessions of the contest. Junior running back Thaddius...

Class 1A Final Preview: Blountstown vs Madison County
By: Ross Van De Griek The 2019 FHSAA Football Class 1A Final will feature the Madison County Cowboys (11-2) & the Blountstown Tigers...

Class 3A Final Preview: Chaminade-Madonna vs Florida High
By: Ross Van De Griek We are approaching 24 hours away from kickoff of the 2019 FHSAA Football Class 3A Championship game between the...

Class 2A Final Preview: Champagnat Catholic vs Victory Christian
By: Ross Van De Griek We are approaching 24 hours until the 2019 FHSAA Football State Championships kickoff in Tallahassee for the Class...

Tampa Bay Top 10 High School Girls Basketball Rankings (Week 3)
By: Ross Van De Griek Welcome to Week 3 of the high school girls basketball season across the Tampa Bay area, as well as the state of...

Tampa Bay Top 10 High School Girls Soccer Rankings (Week 4)
By: Ross Van De Griek Welcome back from the Thanksgiving Break, as most of our Tampa Bay area girls soccer teams had the full week off....

Tampa Bay High School Basketball Top 10 Rankings (Week 2)
By: Ross Van De Griek 1. East Lake (0-0) This Week: vs Seminole (Tues.), @ Sunlake (Fri.) East Lake comes into this season, as the #1...

Tampa Top 10 High School Boys Soccer Rankings (Week 4)
By: Ross Van De Griek It is hard to believe that we are already in the month of December, as most of this week's boys soccer rankings...

2019 Florida High School Volleyball All-State Teams
By: Ross Van De Griek Welcome to the first annual All-State volleyball team across the state of Florida. The All-State team consists of...

Tampa Bay High School Football State Semifinal Previews & Predictions
By: Ross Van De Griek We have entered the final four across all eight high school football classifications across the state of Florida....

Tampa Bay Top 10 High School Girls Basketball Rankings (Week 2)
By: Ross Van De Griek Welcome to Week 2 of the high school girls basketball season across the state of Florida. Not a lot of movement in...

Tampa Bay High School Basketball Top 10 Rankings (Week 1)
By: Ross Van De Griek The high school basketball season is officially here, the games count & so do the rankings. The first official...

Tampa High School Top 10 Boys Soccer Rankings (Week 3)
By: Ross Van De Griek For the third consecutive week to start the high school boys soccer season here across the state of Florida, the...

GAME PREVIEW: Apopka at Seminole (Sanford)
By: Ross Van De Griek On Friday night, the Apopka Blue Darters (10-1) will travel to Seminole County & take on the Seminole (Sanford)...

GAME PREVIEW: Maclay at University Christian
By: Ross Van De Griek The Jacksonville/Duval County game of the week, will feature the Maclay Marauders (9-2) & the University Christian...

Tampa Bay High School Football Regional Final Previews & Predictions
By: Ross Van De Griek We are down to the elite eight of the 2019 FHSAA Football playoffs, as we will have 32 total games taking place on...

Tampa Bay High School Top 10 Girls Basketball Rankings (Week 1)
By: Ross Van De Griek The high school girls basketball season tips off this week, as we are set to reveal the first official regular...

Tampa Bay High School Top 10 Girls Soccer Rankings (Week 2)
By: Ross Van De Griek We are a week into the high school girls soccer season & there have been a few surprises so far to the season....

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.

































