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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: Riverview 2020 XC/Track star Alyssa Hendrix commits to NC State
By: Ross Van De Griek On Wednesday evening, the ACC got one of the best runners in not just the Tampa Bay area, but the state of Florida....

STORY: Steinbrenner Football off to first 5-0 start since 2015
By: Ross Van De Griek LUTZ, Fla.- The Steinbrenner Warriors football team is off to their first 5-0 start in five seasons. "This team is...

Recruiting Profile: Bloomingdale 2020 DL Quinton McCoy
By: Ross Van De Griek Today's recruiting tour takes us to Valrico, Florida, the home of future Illini Quinton McCoy, whose currently in...

Recruiting Profile: Lakewood 2021 WR Artez Hooker
By: Ross Van De Griek Today's recruiting profile takes us to Lakewood High School, the home of junior wide receiver Artez Hooker, senior...

Recruiting Profile: Clearwater Academy 2020 TE Wesley Bailey
By: Ross Van De Griek Last night, the recruiting tour made a stop at Clearwater Academy, the home of senior tight end Wesley Bailey,...

Tampa Bay High School Football Week 7 Schedule
By: Ross Van De Griek We are entering the final five weeks of the high school football regular season, as we are approaching week 7. Here...

MATCH RECAP: Clearwater Central Catholic tops Bishop McLaughlin in 4 sets
By: Ross Van De Griek CLEARWATER- It was senior night at Clearwater Central Catholic before the match where they honored their two...

Recruiting Profile: Calvary Christian (Clearwater) 2020 DB Shelton Quarles Jr.
By: Ross Van De Griek Our recruiting profile today takes us out to Calvary Christian High School in Clearwater. The home of 3-star...

BREAKING: West Oaks Academy 2020 forward Selton Miguel commits to Kansas State
By: Ross Van De Griek On Tuesday afternoon, the Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball program landed their 3rd commit & the 1st from the...

2020 QB Greg Spann having a stellar start to his senior season at Lakewood
By: Ross Van De Griek One of the top dual-threat quarterbacks in the state of Florida, has still remain undecided of his college future....

STORY: 2020 LB Jack Del Rio is 100% committed to Rutgers
By: Ross Van De Griek On Sunday afternoon, Rutgers head coach Chris Ash was fired from his head coaching position, by Rutgers athletic...

Tampa Bay Top 10 High School Volleyball Rankings (Week 7)
By: Ross Van De Griek As we enter the final two weeks of the high school volleyball regular season, we have a pretty clear idea of who...

Recruiting Profile: Tampa Bay Tech 2022 WR Greg Gaines III
By: Ross Van De Griek Our final stop of today's recruiting tour is at Tampa Bay Tech, the home of one of the fastest guys in the 2022...

Recruiting Profile: Victory Christian 2021 ATH Cornelius Shaw
By: Ross Van De Griek Today's recruiting tour continues as we head to Lakeland, the home of Victory Christian 2021 athlete Cornelius...

Recruiting Profile: Plant City 2021 WR Mario Williams
By: Ross Van De Griek Today's recruiting profile takes us to the second most highly recruited player in the Tampa Bay area for the 2021...

Tampa Bay High School Football Top 10 Rankings: Week 7
By: Ross Van De Griek 1. Lakeland (6-0) Last Week: Defeated Strawberry Crest, 59-0 This Week: vs Centennial The Dreadnaughts' dominating...

BREAKING: Palm Beach Lakes 2020 LB Vincent Starling commits to South Dakota
By: Ross Van De Griek On Sunday evening, one of the most premier linebackers in Palm Beach county, is heading to play for The Valley...

Florida High School Football Stat Leaders (Through Week 6)
By: Ross Van De Griek As we are approaching the final five weeks of the high school football regular season, some teams have an idea of...

Florida High School Volleyball Stat Leaders (Through September 28)
By: Ross Van De Griek Here are the updated state leaders in their respective statistical categories. Once again all stats are via...

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.































