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: 1/28/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 28, 2025
1. WRESTLING Division 2 No. 6 Cadillac defeated Traverse City West and Traverse City Central to clinch its first Big North Conference championship – Cadillac News
2. SKIING Marquette’s girls and boys teams swept their invitational – Marquette Mining Journal
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Bailey Allison had a triple-double to lead Lawton past Cassopolis 69-41 – Kalamazoo Gazette
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Jackson Lumen Christi came back multiple times to get past Jackson Northwest 60-55 – Jackson Citizen Patriot
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Rochester Adams followed Trent LaGarde to a 57-54 win over West Bloomfield – Oakland Press
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Cadillac edged Traverse City Central 55-52 – Up North Live
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Romulus Summit Academy North ran its winning streak to five with a 60-42 victory over Trenton – Southgate News-Herald
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Valley Lutheran pulled away during the second quarter to get past Bay City All Saints 47-36 – Saginaw News
9. HOCKEY Kingsford continued its strong recent play with a 4-1 win over Manistique – Iron Mountain Daily News
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Pinconning held on for a 51-43 victory over Clare – Bay City Times