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: 2/23/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 23, 2023
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Larissa Huffman went over 1,000 career points as Mackinaw City defeated Engadine 66-36 – Petoskey News-Review
2. SKIING Marquette’s best led the way at the Upper Peninsula championship meet – Upper Michigan Source
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Mesick held off Marion’s second-half comeback attempt for a 48-42 victory – MI Sports Now
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Sault Ste. Marie started fast on the way to a 62-44 win over Rudyard – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Lake Leelanau St. Mary improved to 13-8 with a 54-20 win over Suttons Bay – Traverse City Record-Eagle