SACRAMENTO -- Jasmine Dixon scored 17 points to lead Long Beach Poly over Berkeley 55-31 at Arco Arena Saturday for its third straight state Division I girls basketball championship.

April Cook added 12 for Poly (30-2), ranked second in the country by Sports Illustrated, and Thaddesia Southall had 10. The Jackrabbits conceivably could have won by a much larger margin, but they missed numerous layups and putbacks.

Camila Rosen led Berkeley (30-4) with 15 points, but the Yellowjackets were stymied by Polys harassing defense. They shot just 23 percent and turned the ball over 30 times.

Berkeley stayed with Poly for the first five minutes, but a 22-3 run blew the game open. With a 35-17 lead heading into the third quarter, the Jackrabbits came out flat, and didnt score at all for the first 4:58. Poly finished the quarter with a rush and led by 21 heading into the final period.

Polys girls were the only from Southern California to win a 2008 state championship. Northern California schools have a 65-56 overall edge in girls titles, even though Southern California teams have won 18 of the 26 Division I championships.