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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: 2021 WR James Blackstrain reveals his Top 10 schools
By: Ross Van De Griek On Monday afternoon, 4-star wide receiver James Blackstrain out of Holy Trinity Episcopal School in Melbourne,...

STORY: Lake Gibson 2020 DB CJ Barnes commits to Army
By: Ross Van De Griek On Monday morning, 3-star defensive back CJ Barnes out of Lake Gibson High School in Lakeland, Florida announced...

Recruiting Profile: Armwood 2021 QB Cam'ron Ransom
By: Ross Van De Griek SEFFNER, Fla.- This week's recruiting profile kicks off at Armwood High School, the home of junior dual-threat...

Florida High School Football Stat Leaders (Through Week 10)
By: Ross Van De Griek We are down to the final week of the high school football regular season. As we represent to you the stat leaders...

Tampa Bay Top 10 High School Football Rankings (Week 11)
By: Ross Van De Griek We are down to our final week of the high school football regular season, so this will be our final rankings...

Tampa Bay High School Volleyball Regional Semifinal Previews & Predictions
By: Ross Van De Griek We have reached the second round of the 2019 FHSAA Volleyball Playoffs. All matches will be played on Tuesday @...

STORY: Gulliver Prep 2020 safety Eddie Jackson commits to Northern Illinois
By: Ross Van De Griek On Sunday afternoon, one of the most dynamic safeties in South Florida has found himself a future home. Gulliver...

STORY: Wharton 2020 outside hitter Jeanette Henderson commits to Saint Leo
By: Ross Van De Griek Yesterday afternoon, Saint Leo University landed one of the top outside hitter prospects in the Tampa Bay area....

ICYMI: Calvary Christian defeats Northside Christian in 4 sets (25-12, 22-25, 25-12, 25-16)
By: Ross Van De Griek CLEARWATER, Fla.- It was a rematch of a regular season meeting on Thursday night at the Anderson Athletic Center,...

Tampa Bay High School Football Week 10 Scores & Predictions
By: Ross Van De Griek For those of you who haven't heard already, this week's game of the week features a couple of small...

MATCH RECAP: Wiregrass Ranch defeats Manatee in 4 sets (25-9, 19-25, 25-23, 25-20)
By: Ross Van De Griek WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla.- The Wiregrass Ranch Bulls (17-5) played their first home regional volleyball playoff game in...

STORY: IMG Academy 2020 guard Jaden Springer commits to Tennessee
By: Ross Van De Griek On Wednesday afternoon, one of the highest ranked recruited players in the nation has a new future home. IMG...

Tampa Bay High School Football Schedule: Week 10
By: Ross Van De Griek It is hard to believe we are already entering the second to last week of the high school football regular season. A...

STORY: Western (Davie) 2020 DB Justin Hodges revealed his Top 5 schools
By: Ross Van De Griek On Tuesday night, a former University of Miami defensive back commit revealed his top five schools via his social...

STORY: Sarasota 2020 TE August Drews commits to the University of Florida
By: Ross Van De Griek On Tuesday evening, one of the most dynamic tight ends in the Tampa Bay, Bradenton area has announced where he will...

Tampa Bay High School Volleyball Regional Quarterfinal Previews (Class 2A-4A)
By: Ross Van De Griek Class 2A, Region 3 5 Seacrest Country Day (21-6) at 4 Tampa Bay HEAT (10-15), Thursday @ 6:30pm Players to watch...

Tampa Bay High School Volleyball Regional Quarterfinal Previews (Class 5A-7A)
By: Ross Van De Griek Class 7A, Region 2 7 Wharton (20-4) at 2 Plant (21-7), Wednesday @ 6pm Head-to-head meetings: Plant went 2-1 head...

STORY: Jesuit 2021 infielder Cole Russo commits to UCF
By: Ross Van De Griek Another Tampa Bay area underclassmen is off to playing baseball at a division one school, as Jesuit junior...

STORY: Leon (Tallahassee) 2021 ATH Semaj James reveals Top 5 schools
By: Ross Van De Griek Earlier today, one of the most explosive athletes in the state of Florida, has his school choices down to five....

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.































