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: 4/27/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 27, 2022
1. BASEBALL Gladwin downed Division 4 top-ranked Beal City 3-2 on a walk-off homer – MI Sports Now
2. GIRLS SOCCER A last-minute goal gave Division 1 No. 8 Stoney Creek a 1-1 draw with No. 7 Rochester High – MLive-Detroit
3. BOYS GOLF Cadillac shot a 328 to edge Houghton Lake by a stroke and win the Frostbite Open – Cadillac News
4. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 9 Farmington Hills Mercy swept Warren Regina 5-3 and 6-1 – Oakland Press
5. BOYS GOLF Manistee shot a 347 to win the Oakridge Invitational by 10 strokes – Ludington Daily News
6. BOYS LACROSSE Division 2 No. 2 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central remains undefeated after a big win over Rockford – FOX 17
7. GIRLS SOCCER Traverse City West made a 3-0 first-half lead stand to the end of its win over Central – Up North Live
8. GIRLS SOCCER Boyne City scored first and last in a 2-1 win over Cheboygan – Petoskey News-Review
9. BOYS LACROSSE Grand Blanc came back for a 13-11 win over Flint Powers Catholic – Mid-Michigan Now
10. SOFTBALL Zeeland West swept Muskegon Reeths-Puffer 7-4 and 5-3 – Holland Sentinel