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.

Today in the MHSAA: 4/3/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 3, 2024

1. GIRLS SOCCER Rochester Adams played a fast start into a 6-0 win over Clarkston – Oakland Press

2. GIRLS SOCCER Macomb L’Anse Creuse North downed Utica Ford 2-0 amid the rain and cold Macomb Daily

3. GIRLS SOCCER Hartland ran its winning streak against Howell to 23 Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. GIRLS SOCCER Hadley Fox scored the lone goal in Big Rapids’ season-opening win over Ludington – MI Sports Now

5. GIRLS SOCCER Portage Northern held on for a 2-1 win over Cadillac Cadillac News

6. GIRLS SOCCER Leslie and Parma Western finished with a scoreless draw Jackson Citizen Patriot