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: 8/17/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 17, 2026

1. GIRLS GOLF Byron Center carded a 339 to win the Sydney Carfine Memorial Tournament by 28 strokes – Local Sports Journal

2. GIRLS GOLF Grand Rapids South Christian scored a 363 to win the Big Rapids Cardinal Invitational by 19 – Cadillac News

3. BOYS TENNIS Midland Dow opened its season with big wins over South Lyon East and East Lansing – Midland Daily News

4. GIRLS TENNIS Norway opened the fall with a big win over Ishpeming – Iron Mountain Daily News