Laguna Hills basketball makes late surge past Godinez to win league title

LAGUNA HILLS — Jackson Burnham grabbed the loose ball and made a beeline toward the basket. About the time the buzzer sounded ending the game, the Laguna Hills senior launched into the air and slammed the ball through the rim. The basket didn’t count. It didn’t have to. But it was the proper punctuation mark on nearly two decades of frustration. Behind the play of Burnham and sophomore Fletcher Freeman, the Hawks soared to their first league title since the 2007 season. So when Burnham, who was a sophomore on the 2024 team that was winless in league and went 1-25 for the season, smashed down the dunk, the fans rushed onto the floor like … well, like a school that...