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: 11/4/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

November 4, 2025

1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Carrollton won the first two sets but Freeland came back to win in five in a Division 2 District opener – WNEM

2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Buchanan won the first two sets, lost the next two, but won the fifth to get past Berrien Springs in Division 2 – Niles Daily Star

3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Centreville also advanced in five sets over Homer in Division 3 – Sturgis Journal

4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Bay City Western avenged a pair of regular-season losses to Midland with a Division 1 District win – Midland Daily News

5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Hartland avenged its regular-season loss to Howell, winning in four sets in Division 1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Montague lost the first set but won the next three to get past Muskegon Oakridge in Division 2 – Local Sports Journal

7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Petoskey swept Marquette in a Division 1 District opener – Petoskey News-Review

8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Escanaba advanced with a sweep of Gladstone – Escanaba Daily Press

9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Baraga also advanced with a sweep of Chassell in Division 4 – Upper Michigan’s Source

10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Utica opened Division 1 District play with a sweep of Sterling Heights Stevenson – Macomb Daily