Poly girls’ basketball barnstorms to another triumph

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They found the blues in Oregon. They met redemption in Arizona. And now they reacquainted themselves with supremacy in New Mexico.

The Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits -- and their Great Barnstorming Tour of 2007-08 -- whipped up a 68-37 championship game victory in the Albuquerque tournament against helpless Hampton (Va.) on Saturday night. Jasmine Dixon scored 22 points and Monique Oliver finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds for the No. 1-ranked Jackrabbits (8-1).

Earlier this season, Poly lost to San Francisco Sacred Heart Cathedral while losing its top national ranking in Portland, Ore. Then Poly beat the No. 1-ranked team nationally, Notre Dame Academy of Middleburg, Va., in an Arizona tourney.

Next up on the tour: St. Paul, Minn., for a tournament next week.

-- Anthony Stitt