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: 8/24/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 24, 2022
1. GIRLS GOLF Northville and Samantha Coleman swept championships at the Kensington Lakes Activities Association preseason tournament – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. CROSS COUNTRY The Reed City boys and Shepherd girls won Remus Chippewa Hills Early-Season Invitational championships – Cadillac News
3. VOLLEYBALL Clarkston defeated Lake Orion, Oxford and host Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, losing just one set on the night – Oakland Press
4. BOYS SOCCER Arturo Romero had his third hat trick in four games as Muskegon Oakridge defeated West Michigan Aviation Academy – MuskegonSports.com
5. BOYS SOCCER Petoskey moved past Elk Rapids 1-0 in a matchup of northern powers – Up North Live
6. BOYS SOCCER Nate Wagner’s three goals helped Ludington past Cadillac – Local Sports Journal
7. VOLLEYBALL Morley Stanwood swept Grant in a league opener – Big Rapids Pioneer
8. VOLLEYBALL Evart improved to 3-2 with wins over Blanchard Montabella and Farwell – MI Sports Now
9. BOYS SOCCER Flint Powers Catholic edged Notre Dame Prep 2-1 – WJRT
10. BOYS SOCCER Riverview downed Dearborn Divine Child 4-2 – Southgate News-Herald