![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bishop-Ryan-Surrey-BBB-775x840.jpg\")
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Bishop Ryan\u2019s Hayden Seay drives to the basket against Surrey\u2019s Tyler Dalby during the first half of a District 6 quarterfinal game at the Minot Municipal Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 27.
\nMike Kraft\/MDN <\/p>\n
It\u2019s rare to see a running clock in the fourth quarter when the winning team only has 41 points, but that\u2019s just how dominant the defense was for the Bishop Ryan boys basketball team in its district opener. <\/p>\n
The No. 2 seed Lions held seventh-seeded Surrey to a season-low 12 points on five field goals in their 52-12 victory in the District 6 quarterfinals at the Minot Municipal Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 27. Bishop Ryan didn\u2019t yield more than five points to the Mustangs in any quarter. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s just what we strive on doing every game,\u201d Bishop Ryan sophomore Izaac Strandlien said. \u201cIt\u2019s really hard to do to hold a team to 12 points, so it was a really good defensive day for us.\u201d <\/p>\n
The Lions (15-5) advanced to the district semifinals with the win and play Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood on Monday, March 2, at approximately 6 p.m. at the Minot Municipal Auditorium. Surrey drops into a loser-out game against Westhope-Newburg at 3 p.m. <\/p>\n
Bishop Ryan\u2019s offense was inconsistent at times, specifically in the first half, but its defense was dialed in from the opening tip. While the Lions rediscovered their scoring touch, they made life difficult for the Mustangs when they had the ball. Isaac Mayfield got Surrey on the board in the opening minute of the first quarter before going more than 10 minutes of game time between the first and second quarters without a field goal. The drought continued until another bucket in the paint from Mayfield with 3:50 left in the first half. <\/p>\n
\u201cMost shots were contested first of all and we didn\u2019t give up many second-chance opportunities and that\u2019s what we preach,\u201d Bishop Ryan coach Broderick Bosch said. \u201cToday, they really showed that they\u2019ve been working defensively and took that to heart that we want to give up one contested shot each possession and finish with a rebound.\u201d <\/p>\n
In between Mayfield\u2019s two baskets was 14 points from the Lions. Strandlien had eight points with a pair of 3s and Jack Passa knocked down a 3 and had five points during that stretch. The Lions led 21-5 at halftime, yielding just two points to the Mustangs in the second quarter. <\/p>\n
Passa scored Bishop Ryan\u2019s first seven points of the second half, as the Lions opened up a 28-8 lead. Bishop Ryan built a 23-point advantage heading into the third quarter. Gavin Vollmer got the Mustangs (7-14) into double digits with his lone field goal of the game with 2:09 left in the third quarter. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe just had to box out and rebound,\u201d Passa said. \u201cCoach really harped on us about the little things and whoever wins the rebounding game really wins the game. Defense is everything. The defense starts our energy with our whole team.\u201d <\/p>\n
The Lions entered the game allowing 45.2 points per game. Prior to Friday\u2019s performance, their best defensive showing came against Lewis & Clark on Feb. 16, when they held the Longhorns to 27 points. They held seven other opponents to under 40 points. <\/p>\n
Surrey coach Robyn Vollmer said she\u2019d never seen an offensive performance like the one her team endured against the Lions. It was by far the Mustangs\u2019 fewest points scored in a game this season. Their previous low was 38 against South Prairie-Max in their second game of the season. Surrey was coming off one of its best offensive showings in the district play-in game when it scored 75 points against Glenburn. <\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know if it was so much their defense,\u201d Vollmer said. \u201cWe were just having a really, really off night. Every shot we took was in and out and we just couldn\u2019t make a basket and sometimes you have those nights. I\u2019ve never seen that before, but it happens. It\u2019s just too bad it happened at tournament time.\u201d <\/p>\n
The Mustangs scored 53 points against the Lions in their regular season meeting. <\/p>\n
\u201cLast meeting they made a bunch of 3s,\u201d Strandlien said. \u201cThey\u2019re a great shooting team and we just stopped them from shooting 3s this game and that\u2019s what really worked for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Surrey made only one 3-pointer in the district quarterfinal matchup, coming off the hand of Tyler Dalby in the third quarter. <\/p>\n
The Lions used their size advantage in the second half to pull away. Cohen Schneider \u2013 standing at 6-foot-5 \u2013 poured in eight of his 12 points in the second half. His first basket of the fourth quarter gave the Lions a 41-10 lead and started the running clock. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey kind of had more speed than us,\u201d Bosch said. \u201cThey\u2019re younger and a really talented team with a very bright future. We did use our size advantage for the most part, especially on the rebounding.\u201d <\/p>\n
The Lions opened the fourth quarter on a 15-0 run. Strandlien added his third 3-pointer to finish with 13 points. Bishop Ryan netted 31 points in the second half. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe second half was a lot better,\u201d Bosch said. \u201cWe started moving off ball a little bit more and finding our big guys down low. If they didn\u2019t have a shot, they were good at kicking it and we put more pressure on the rim with our guards as well. Things open up when you get the ball in the paint.\u201d <\/p>\n
Bishop Ryan nearly pitched a shutout in the fourth quarter, keeping the Mustangs off the scoreboard with less than a minute left in the game. Conrad Walsh scored with 50 seconds left to cap off Surrey\u2019s rough offensive night. The Mustangs had just four players record points, led by Mayfield\u2019s four. <\/p>\n
Passa finished with a game-high 14 points. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Overtime has provided a couple exhilarating moments for the West Fargo Sheyenne boys hockey team in the past week. …<\/p>\n