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: 6/12/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
June 12, 2025
1. GIRLS SOCCER No. 12 Byron Center earned its first Finals trip with a 1-0 win over Northville in Division 1 – Grand Rapids Press
2. GIRLS SOCCER Top-ranked Saline remained undefeated with a 1-0 Division 1 Semifinal win over No. 8 Troy Athens – Detroit News
3. GIRLS SOCCER No. 4 Kalamazoo Christian downed No. 7 Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central 2-0 to earn a return to the Division 4 Final – Kalamazoo Gazette
4. GIRLS SOCCER No. 5 Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett earned a trip to the Finals with a 2-0 win over No. 9 Plymouth Christian Academy in Division 4 – State Champs!