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: 5/5/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 5, 2026
1. BOYS GOLF Saginaw Heritage and Brennan Denay claimed Saginaw County championships – Saginaw News
2. SOFTBALL Division 3 No. 3 Brooklyn Columbia Central remains undefeated thanks to a 4-0 win over No. 7 Jackson Lumen Christi – WLNS
3. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 11 Okemos finished a perfect run through the Capital Area Activities Conference Blue with a pair of shutouts of Lansing Waverly – Lansing State Journal
4. BOYS GOLF Bryce Boss was the medalist in leading Charlevoix – No. 8 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – to a Harbor Springs Invitational title – Petoskey News-Review
5. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 10 Frankenmuth is alone atop the Tri-Valley Conference Red thanks to a 2-0 win over No. 12 Freeland – Saginaw News
6. BASEBALL Milford downed White Lake Lakeland 7-5 to remain first in the Lakes Valley Conference – Oakland Press
7. GIRLS SOCCER Warren Cousino remains in the Macomb Area Conference Blue title mix thanks to a 3-0 win over Grosse Pointe North – Macomb Daily
8. TRACK & FIELD Midland earned girls and boys sweeps of Bay City Western and Saginaw United – Saginaw News
9. BASEBALL Livonia Churchill earned an important 1-0 win over neighbor Franklin – Hometown Life
10. SOFTBALL Riverview remains first in the Huron League after a 7-0 win over Flat Rock – Southgate News-Herald
Also of note …
GIRLS BASKETBALL Frankfort’s Tim Reznich has retired with a 406-162 record over 24 seasons and after leading the program to two Finals titles – Traverse City Record-Eagle