COLLEGE SPORTS ROUNDUP: Hutto QB Will Hammond verbally commits to Texas Tech for ’24 class

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Hutto Hippos quarterback William Hammond (2) throws a long forward pass for a first down against the Liberty Hill Panthers during the second quarter at the nondistrict football game on Friday, Sept 2, 2022, at Hutto High School in Hutto, TX.
Hutto Hippos quarterback William Hammond (2) throws a long forward pass for a first down against the Liberty Hill Panthers during the second quarter at the nondistrict football game on Friday, Sept 2, 2022, at Hutto High School in Hutto, TX.

The Texas Tech football team is filling up the quarterback room, for the future.

Will Hammond, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound quarterback at Hutto High School in Texas, announced his verbal commitment to play for the Red Raiders late Monday. The Class of 2024 prospect is ranked a three-star prospect by Rivals and unranked by 247Sports.

“COMMITTED! I am truly blessed to be in this position! Class of 2024’s let’s get it going,” Hammond Tweeted on Monday night.

As a junior, Hammond threw for 2,763 yards, 30 touchdowns and only five interceptions. He completed 59% (189-for-320) of his passes while also running for 728 yards and nine scores.

Hammond joins a Class of 2024 which includes Odessa High four-star wide receiver Ivan Carreon, Lubbock-Cooper three-star offensive lineman Holton Hendrix, Shallowater three-star offensive lineman Kasen Long, Hawley (Texas) three-star wide receiver Chandlin Myers and Madisonville (Texas) three-star athlete Lorenzo Johnson Jr. per 247Sports.

The six-player class is ranked No. 7 by 247Sports and No. 9 by Rivals — which rates Hammond, Carreon, Myers and Johnson three-star prospects, Hendrix a four-star and has not rated Long.

Wayland Baptist women’s basketball

LANGSTON, Okla. — Kaitlyn Edgemon, a former Littlefield standout, hit the go-ahead free throws before a defensive stand allowed the Flying Queens to outlast Langton 74-73 in a Sooner Athletic Conference contest Monday.

With the victory, WBU (8-4, 4-2) netted its second one-point triumph in the last three games — engineering a 12-0 run in the quarter to overcome an 11-point deficit and take a 60-52 advantage over the Lady Lions (10-3, 5-2).

Wayland Baptist never relinquished the lead.

Edgemon led all scorers with 24 points to go with 10 rebounds for a double-double performance. Jenna Cooper-Jackson (17 points, six rebounds), Kynnan Shields (14 points, eight rebounds), Ashlyn Shelley (11 points, five rebounds) also aided on the offensive side.

Jordan Hailey finished with a double-double (21 points, 12 rebounds) to lead Langston.

WBU is slated to face off against Oklahoma Panhandle State University at 6 p.m. Thursday in Goodwell, Oklahoma.

Wayland Baptist men’s basketball

LANGTON, Okla. — RJ Mason and Parrish Hewitt combined for 41 points, but it wasn’t enough as the No. 16 Pioneers dropped an 86-74 road decision to the Lions in a Sooner Athletic Conference game Monday.

Mason ended with 21 points, while Hewitt chipped in 20 for WBU (7-3, 3-3) in its attempt to hand Langston (12-0, 7-0) its first loss of the season. Tedrick Wolfe (14 points) and Dylan McDougal (10 points) rounded out the double-digit scorers for the Pioneers.

Tristan Harper tallied 22 points to lead the Lions, who built an 11-point lead in the first 10 minutes and never sweated the rest of the way.

The Pioneers are scheduled to take on Oklahoma Panhandle State University at 8 p.m. Thursday in Goodwell, Oklahoma.

This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: COLLEGE SPORTS ROUNDUP: Hutto quarterback Will Hammond verbally commits to Texas Tech for ‘24 class