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: 10/28/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 28, 2025

1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 5 Holland Christian clinched a share of the Ottawa-Kent Conference Black title with a five-set win over Division 1 honorable mention Zeeland East – Holland Sentinel

2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 3 Ubly completed an undefeated season it Big Thumb Conference Black play with a win over Harbor Beach, and Owendale-Gagetown capped an undefeated season in the BTC Red with a victory over Kinde North Huron – Huron Daily Tribune

3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Dearborn Edsel Ford won the first two sets and then held on to defeat Riverview in five – Dearborn Press & Guide

4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Carrollton swept Pinconning, and Hemlock defeated Midland Calvary Baptist and Vestaburg – WNEM