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: 10/29/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 29, 2025
1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Grand Ledge clinched a share of the Capital Area Activities Conference Blue title with a sweep of East Lansing – Lansing State Journal
2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Ottawa Lake Whiteford finished a championship run in the Tri-County Conference with a sweep of Erie Mason – Monroe News
3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 top-ranked Roscommon capped its regular season with a sweep of No. 10 Beal City – MI Sports Now
4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention East Grand Rapids downed Division 4 No. 2 Fowler, but the Eagles’ Neelah O’Rourke set a school record for career assists – WILX
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL McBain got past Division 3 honorable mention Manton in four sets – Cadillac News
6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Allen Park handed Trenton its only Downriver League loss this season, in five sets – Southgate News-Herald
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Munising outlasted Norway for a five-set win – Upper Michigan’s Source
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 6 Concord swept Homer and Dansville – Jackson Citizen Patriot
9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Lake City swept Grayling and Maple City Glen Lake – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Macomb L’Anse Creuse North swept rival Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse – Macomb Daily