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: 10/8/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 8, 2025
1. GIRLS GOLF No. 2 Rochester Adams and Romeo’s Tula Puzzuoli claimed Lower Peninsula Division 1 Regional championships – Oakland Press
2. GIRLS GOLF No. 3 Goodrich ran its Regional title streak to three with another LPD3 championship – Flint Journal
3. CROSS COUNTRY Brighton’s LPD1 No. 2-ranked girls finished a perfect run through the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West with wins over Hartland and Howell – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 4 Kingsley clinched a share of the Northern Shores Conference title with a sweep of Cheboygan – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. GIRLS GOLF Top-ranked Northville was first and No. 8 Brighton second at their LPD1 Regional – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
6. CROSS COUNTRY Battle Creek Lakeview swept All-City championships – Battle Creek Enquirer
7. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 6 South Lyon East followed freshman Lexi Coleman to a sweep over honorable mention South Lyon – Oakland Press
8. BOYS SOCCER Brady McBride surpassed 100 career goals with four in Flat Rock’s 4-3 win over Canton Prep – Monroe News
9. CROSS COUNTRY The Frankenmuth girls and LPD2 No. 3 Alma boys won Tri-Valley Conference Red meets – Saginaw News
10. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention Brighton swept Hartland on Senior Night – Livingston Daily Press & Argus