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: 4/8/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 8, 2025
1. TRACK & FIELD Temperance Bedford’s boys ended Saline’s 72-meet dual win streak and also downed Ann Arbor Huron – Monroe News
2. GIRLS SOCCER Holly made a first-half goal stand in a 1-0 win over Fenton – Oakland Press
3. BASEBALL Brownstown Woodhaven added to its five-year winning streak over Wyandotte Roosevelt with a 4-1 victory – Southgate News-Herald
4. GIRLS SOCCER Kayla Rousseau scored three goals as Flushing downed Linden 6-0 – Flint Journal
5. SOFTBALL Division 1 honorable mention Brownstown Woodhaven opened Downriver League play with a big win over Wyandotte Roosevelt – Southgate News-Herald