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: 4/17/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 17, 2026

1. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 8 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep scored twice over the final 20 minutes to get past Birmingham Groves 3-1 – Oakland Press

2. GIRLS SOCCER Division 4 No. 8 Leland edged Suttons Bay 3-2 – Up North Live

3. GIRLS SOCCER Khloe Van Oosten scored three goals in Gaylord’s win over Sault Ste. Marie – Petoskey News-Review

4. GIRLS SOCCER Ava Frost scored all three goals in Traverse City Central’s 3-1 win over Cadillac – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. BOYS LACROSSE Saginaw Heritage remains undefeated thanks to a 16-6 win over Davison – Saginaw News

6. GIRLS SOCCER Sterling Heights improved to 4-1 with a shutout of Warren Fitzgerald – Macomb Daily

7. BOYS VOLLEYBALL Warren Woods-Tower improved to 7-1 with a sweep of Utica Ford – Macomb Daily

8. SOFTBALL The snow is still covering the ground in Marquette, but the Sentinels cleared the field for a sweep of Gwinn – My UP Now

9. GIRLS SOCCER McBain Northern Michigan Christian earned its first victory, 3-0 over Oscoda – Cadillac News

10. SOFTBALL Kalkaska swept Benzie Central – Benzie County Record Patriot