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Burling's 97 (Traverse Magazine)
February 21, 2012
The details remain hazy and there is little explanation to go with what Crystal Falls' Ed Burling accomplished on an unknown date during the 1910-11 season.
Todd Schulz tells us what is known about the MHSAA record holder for most points in a boys basketball game.
One of many great scene-setters from the former Lansing State Journal columnist:
Nearly a century later, Burling’s feat stands as the state record for points scored in a high school game by a single player. Unfortunately, the details of the game have dropped into darkness, as if they were tossed down one of the mine shafts that littered Crystal Falls’ rugged landscape.
Click "The Basketball Mystery that Endures" to read the rest at MyNorth.com.
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Today in the MHSAA: 5/30/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 30, 2024
1. GIRLS GOLF Escanaba and Bark River-Harris swept team and individual championships at the Upper Peninsula Division 1 and 2 Finals, respectively – MHSAA.com
2. BOYS TENNIS Negaunee completed a perfect season with a UPD1 championship, and West Iron County prevailed in UPD2 by a point – MHSAA.com
3. BOYS GOLF Marquette scored a 300 to win the UPD1 title, and Hancock followed the individual runner-up to a UPD2 victory – MHSAA.com
4. BOYS LACROSSE Byron Center clinched its first Regional championship in this sport, downing Mattawan 12-6 in Division 2 – Kalamazoo Gazette
5. BOYS GOLF Howell shot a 306 to clinch its first Regional title in this sport since 2004, in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
6. GIRLS SOCCER No. 2 Flint Powers Catholic advanced in its Division 3 District with a 2-1 win over No. 11 Essexville Garber – Flint Journal
7. GIRLS SOCCER No. 5 Grosse Ile ran its District title streak to 12 with a big win over Flat Rock in Division 3 – Southgate News-Herald
8. BOYS GOLF Ann Arbor Skyline carded a 302 to win its fourth-straight LPD1 Regional championship – Ann Arbor News
9. GIRLS SOCCER No. 8 Rockford advanced in its Division 1 District with a 2-0 win over No. 13 Muskegon Mona Shores – Grand Rapids Press
10. BOYS LACROSSE Rockford downed Hudsonville 17-5 to clinch a Division 1 Regional title – FOX 17