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: 8/31/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 31, 2022
1. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 7 Farmington Hills Mercy earned wins over Division 2 No. 3 Detroit Country Day, Macomb L’Anse Creuse North and Bloomfield Hills – Oakland Press
2. CROSS COUNTRY The Brighton girls and Northville boys swept Mustang Invitational championships – Oakland Press
3. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Holland West Ottawa – an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – defeated Zeeland by 40 points – Holland Sentinel
4. BOYS SOCCER Cadillac earned its first win since 2020, against Reed City – Cadillac News
5. VOLLEYBALL Charlevoix hosted and swept Rogers City, St. Ignace and Onaway – Petoskey News-Review
6. BOYS SOCCER Midland Dow shut out Grand Blanc 3-0 in a Saginaw Valley League opener – Midland Daily News
7. BOYS SOCCER Muskegon Mona Shores improved to 3-1-2 with a 4-1 win over Holland – Local Sports Journal
8. BOYS TENNIS St. Joseph downed Stevensville Lakeshore 7-1 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
9. VOLLEYBALL Morley Stanwood swept Remus Chippewa Hills – Big Rapids Pioneer
10. VOLLEYBALL Coming off a Saturday tournament win, Colon swept Pittsford – Sturgis Journal