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: 4/8/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 8, 2026
1. GIRLS SOCCER Sydney Fox reached 100 career goals with six in Birch Run’s win over Durand – Saginaw News
2. BOYS VOLLEYBALL Allen Park and Southgate Anderson were among the latest teams kicking off their boys volleyball programs – Southgate News-Herald
3. GIRLS SOCCER Midland Bullock Creek won twice in two days, this time shutting out Ogemaw Heights 2-0 – Midland Daily News
4. GIRLS SOCCER Walled Lake Central started quickly in a big win over Walled Lake Western – Oakland Press
5. BASEBALL Utica defeated Sterling Heights Stevenson 8-1 – Macomb Daily
6. BASEBALL Ida improved to 5-0 with a sweep of Dundee – Monroe News
7. SOFTBALL New Baltimore Anchor Bay defeated Utica Eisenhower in a season opener for both – Macomb Daily
8. GIRLS TENNIS Grand Ledge swept doubles in defeating St. Johns 6-2 – Lansing State Journal
9. BASEBALL St. Clair Shores Lakeview won the stadium opener at Utica Eisenhower – Macomb Daily
10. SOFTBALL LeRoy Pine River opened its season with a pair of wins over Reed City – Cadillac News