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: 8/17/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 17, 2022

1. GIRLS GOLF Brighton, after placing first the first day, finished the two-round Lober Classic also on top of the leaderboard with a two-day 672 – Cadillac News

2. GIRLS GOLF Kalamazoo Christian won the first jamboree for the first-year Lakeland/KVA Conference – Niles Daily Star

3. GIRLS GOLF Sturgis swept Three Rivers to claim the annual County Cup – Sturgis Journal

4. GIRLS GOLF Adrian opened with an 11-stroke win over Chelsea in league play – Adrian Daily Telegram

5. BOYS TENNIS Jackson Northwest was first in a tri-meet with Dearborn and Adrian – Adrian Daily Telegram