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: 9/3/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 3, 2024

1. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 8 Temperance Bedford downed Division 3 top-ranked Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central to claim its End of Summer Classic championship – Monroe News

2. CROSS COUNTRY The Benzie Central girls and Marquette boys won Queen City/Dale Phillips Invitational titles – Escanaba Daily Press | Athletic.net

3. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 15 Traverse City West defeated Grand Haven on Friday and Division 2 No. 4 Mason on Saturday at its Traverse City West Showcase – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. VOLLEYBALL Cadillac defeated McBain, Midland, Morley Stanwood and Kingsley at its invitational – Cadillac News