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: 8/16/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 16, 2022

1. GIRLS GOLF Brighton bested Rockford in a playoff to finish first at the Lober Classic with a 340 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. GIRLS TENNIS Negaunee opened with a 7-1 win over West Iron County; Negaunee was second in Upper Peninsula Division 1 and West Iron second in UPD2 last season – Marquette Mining Journal

3. BOYS TENNIS Fowlerville won the opening Livingston County quad led by top singles player Lucas Anderson – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. BOYS TENNIS Big Rapids was first and Ludington second at the Ludington Invitational – Ludington Daily News

5. GIRLS GOLF Saline finished second among 20 teams at the East Jackson team scramble – Saline Post

6. GIRLS GOLF Stevensville Lakeshore edged Edwardsburg in a season-opening match – Niles Daily Star