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: 2/9/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 9, 2022

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 10 Macomb L’Anse Creuse North finished a Macomb Area Conference White title run with a 56-44 win over Utica Ford – Macomb Daily

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL New Haven downed Hazel Park 38-30 in a MAC Bronze title clincher – Macomb Daily

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 4 No. 10 Saginaw Nouvel moved into first alone in the Tri-Valley Conference 10 with a 53-51 win over Division 3 No. 12 Hemlock – Saginaw News

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 13 Hartland avenged its lone defeat of the season with a 48-36 victory against Howell – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 10 Benton Harbor came back to get past No. 19 Battle Creek Pennfield 79-74 – Battle Creek Enquirer

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Caro’s Adelyn Moore went over 1,000 career points during a 57-36 win over Unionville-Sebewaing – Saginaw News

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Tony Williams went over 1,000 career points as Division 2 No. 7 Parchment downed Kalamazoo Christian 58-32 – Kalamazoo Gazette

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Goodrich edged Flushing 43-42 in a matchup of Flint Metro League divisional leaders – WJRT

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sophie Canen set a school record with 41 points in Saline’s big win over Ann Arbor Huron – Saline Post

10. GIRLS BASKETALL Flushing also earned a strong Flint Metro League crossover win 35-27 over Goodrich – WEYI