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: 4/2/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 2, 2024

1. GIRLS SOCCER Aubrey Lauer scored six goals as Clinton defeated Tecumseh 8-2 – Adrian Daily Telegram

2. BASEBALL Uli Fernsler was nearly unhittable, and Division 1 No. 9 Novi got the game-winner in the eighth inning of a 1-0 victory over Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. GIRLS SOCCER Allison Herrell scored three goals in Madison Heights Lamphere’s shutout of Auburn Hills Avondale – Oakland Press

4. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 3 Bay City Western opened with a 4-0 two-hitter win over Flushing – WNEM