BRADENTON — North Port High School rallied to beat Lakewood 53-48 on Wednesday night thanks to 30 combined points from junior Le’Kyra Smith and senior Darmesha Washington and solid bench play.

After the Bobcats (15-6) ended the first quarter with a five point lead, a 13-2 run by the Mustangs (10-7) in the second quarter helped them to a six-point lead at the half.