SACRAMENTO -- Kamilah Jackson scored 17 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as the No. 1 team in the nation, Sacred Heart Cathedral of San Francisco, won its third straight girls' Division III state championship at Arco Arena Saturday by defeating Magnolia of Anaheim, 48-33.

Jazmine Jackson, Kamilah's sister, had 13 points for the Irish (33-0), as did Tierra Rogers.

Rogers' father, Terrell Rogers, was shot and killed at halftime of a Sacred Heart Cathedral game earlier this season. The Irish persevered, and finished the year with a 56-game winning streak.

Brianna Colon led Magnolia (27-7) with 11 points, as the Sentinels battled the top-ranked team on even terms through most of the game.

After falling behind 5-0, Magnolia took its only lead of the game at 15-13, and was within four going into the fourth quarter.

But Kamilah Jackson, playing with four fouls, had four points in the first minute, and the Irish pulled away from there.

Kamilah Jackson's 17 rebounds tied a girls' Division III record, just a week after the sophomore was ineffective in the NorCal title game, going scoreless and collecting only four rebounds.

The physical, defense-first game was heavy on fouls and free throws. Four Magnolia starters fouled out, and Sacred Heart Cathedral converted 24 of 34 free throws.

No other Northern California team has finished the season number one in the nation. Sacred Heart Cathedral earned its ranking early in December by winning the Nike Northwest Invitational in Oregon.