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: 4/1/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 1, 2025
1. GIRLS LACROSSE Grand Haven held on for a 12-10 win over Holland West Ottawa – Grand Haven Tribune
2. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 18 Northville opened with a 4-0 win over Plymouth – Hometown Life
3. BASEBALL Fruitport opened with a sweep of Wyoming Kelloggsville – MuskegonSports.com
4. GIRLS TENNIS Grand Haven improved to 5-1-1 with a 7-1 win over Spring Lake – Grand Haven Tribune
Also of note …
HOCKEY Joey Larson, the Mr. Hockey Award winner for Hartland in 2018-19, has signed with the NHL’s New York Islanders – Livingston Daily Press & Argus