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: 3/5/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 5, 2025
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit U-D Jesuit outlasted Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice 60-58 in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Oakland Press
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Flint Carman-Ainsworth advanced in Division 1 with a 64-60 overtime win over Rockford – WJRT
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Maple City Glen Lake moved past Harbor Springs 62-56 in a Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. BOYS BASKETBALL McBain edged LeRoy Pine River 48-47 in overtime in Division 3 – Cadillac News
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Ovid-Else defeated league rival Chesaning 44-39 in Division 3 – WJRT
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Chelsea came back from an early deficit to down Goodrich 47-40 in Division 2 – Ann Arbor News
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Schoolcraft’s defense made a statement during a Division 3 Regional win over Bridgman – Kalamazoo Gazette
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Freeland won a Division 2 rivalry matchup 73-42 over Frankenmuth – Midland Daily News
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Martin Luther King edged Dearborn 48-43 in Division 1 – Dearborn Press & Guide
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Kalamazoo Christian scored the first 10 points in a 78-52 Division 3 win over Hartford – Kalamazoo Gazette