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: 12/18/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 18, 2025
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Danica Dwyer became Owosso’s all-time leading scorer, girls or boys basketball, and also set the school’s single-game scoring record with 42 points in a 50-42 win over Durand – Flint Journal
2. ICE HOCKEY Luke Storm had three goals in Division 1 No. 3 Howell’s 4-3 win over No. 4 Brighton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Emersen Holder had a quadruple-double in Warren Regina’s big win over Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood – Macomb Daily
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saginaw Heritage posted a key Saginaw Valley League North win over Midland, 47-39 – Saginaw News
5. WRESTLING Eamon Murray’s pair of individuals wins keyed Midland’s 37-36 victory over Sanford Meridian and 38-34 win over Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary – Midland Daily News
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Landon Love scored 33 points in Beaverton’s 56-54 win over Pinconning – Bay City Times
7. ICE HOCKEY Hayden Taylor scored four goals for Muskegon Reeths-Puffer in its big win over East Kentwood – Local Sports Journal
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Cheboygan remains undefeated after a 59-41 win over Kingsley – Up North Live
9. WRESTLING Gibraltar Carlson earned victories over Lincoln Park and Wyandotte Roosevelt – Southgate News-Herald
10. WRESTLING Cadillac swept Midland Bullock Creek and Charlevoix – Cadillac News