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: 4/16/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 16, 2026
1. SOFTBALL Division 2 top-ranked Richmond and Armada split, Richmond winning 11-7 and Armada 16-5 – Macomb Daily
2. BOYS LACROSSE Oxford moved into first place alone in the Oakland Activities Association White with an 8-7 overtime win over Troy – Oakland Press
3. TRACK & FIELD The Benzie Central girls edged Frankfort, and Buckley freshman Easton Harrand won four events during a six-team meet at Glen Lake – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. GIRLS LACROSSE First-year program Grosse Ile earned its first win, 15-14 in overtime over Detroit Cass Tech – Southgate News-Herald
5. BASEBALL Gladstone downed Division 4 No. 16 Norway 10-6 – My UP Now
6. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 13 Midland handed Saginaw Heritage its first loss, 4-1 – Midland Daily News
7. GIRLS SOCCER Myla Parker scored three goals as Fruitport downed Wyoming Godwin Heights 5-0 – MuskegonSports.com
8. GIRLS SOCCER Gibraltar Carlson downed Trenton 2-0 in what could become a key Downriver League matchup – Southgate News-Herald
9. TRACK & FIELD Frankenmuth swept girls and boys meets against Alma and Bridgeport – Saginaw News
10. BASEBALL Traverse City Central and West split their regular-season doubleheader for the sixth time since 2018 – Traverse City Record-Eagle