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: 6/3/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

June 3, 2026

1. BOYS VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Grand Haven swept No. 4 Hudsonville in a Division 1 Quarterfinal – Grand Haven Tribune

2. BOYS VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Lowell swept No. 2 Grand Rapids Christian in a Division 2 Quarterfinal – WOOD TV

3. GIRLS SOCCER No. 3 Bloomfield Hills Marian advanced in Division 2 with a 2-0 Regional Semifinal win over No. 5 DeWitt – Oakland Press

4. BOYS VOLLEYBALL No. 8 Northville emerged with a couple of close set wins to sweep No. 9 Hartland in a Division 1 Quarterfinal – Hometown Life

5. GIRLS SOCCER Two Eaton Rapids players scored three goals apiece as the Greyhounds defeated No. 15 Grosse Ile 7-2 in a Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Lansing State Journal

6. GIRLS SOCCER No. 2 Richland Gull Lake downed No. 12 Grand Rapids Christian 1-0 in a Division 2 Regional Semifinal – Battle Creek Enquirer

7. GIRLS SOCCER Saugatuck earned its first Regional victory in program history downing St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran 5-1 in Division 4 – Holland Sentinel

8. GIRLS SOCCER No. 3 Rochester Adams scored during the closing seconds of overtime to get past No. 14 Macomb L’Anse Creuse North 2-1 in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Oakland Press

9. GIRLS SOCCER Top-ranked Byron Center downed No. 5 Portage Central 2-0 in Division 1 – Grand Rapids Press

10. GIRLS SOCCER Fremont edged No. 12 Freeland 1-0 in Division 3 – Muskegon Chronicle