Hammond’s boys basketball team jumped out to a 13-point halftime lead and went on to defeat Boys’ Latin, 63-40, in the first day of the Winters Mill Holiday Classic.

Senior point guard David Patrick netted a game-high 20 points, while sophomore guard added 12 points for the Golden Bears (4-5 overall). 

Greg Pyke paced the Lakers (3-3) with nine points and Wells Stanwick and Mac Pons each contributed eight points.

Hammond 63, Boys’ Latin 40

H – Baboolal 3, Bello 8, Blackwell 2, Echols 3, Jones 12, Lenear 3, Lloyd 2, Patrick 20, Poston 2, Powell 7.

BL – Cherry 2, C. Reese 2, Pons 8, Stanwick 8, White 1, Brooks 2, Pyke 9, M. Reese 5.