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: 12/4/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 4, 2024
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Elly Bengel’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer gave Pewamo-Westphalia a 66-63 double-overtime win over East Lansing – Lansing State Journal
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Kam Brackett went over 1,000 career points in Bronson’s 47-37 win over Sturgis – Sturgis Journal
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hartland downed returning Division 1 quarterfinalist Holt 40-26 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Flint Powers Catholic followed Kendyl Smith to a 62-55 win over Clarkston – Oakland Press
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Morley Stanwood downed LeRoy Pine River 57-53 in overtime – Big Rapids Pioneer
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Averie Zinn starred as Genesee Christian edged Birch Run 56-52 – WJRT
7. GIRLS BASKETBAL Dearborn Fordson edged Allen Park 28-27 – Dearborn Press & Guide
8. BOYS BASKETBAL Erie Mason came back to defeat Ida 50-40 – Monroe News
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Brownstown Woodhaven edged Dearborn Edsel Ford 58-55 – Southgate News-Herald
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Coldwater opened its season with a 38-24 win at Battle Creek Lakeview – Coldwater Daily Reporter