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: 12/14/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 14, 2021
1. BOWLING Freshman Grace Polega was among standouts as Utica Ford’s teams swept Roseville – Macomb Daily
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Lake City came back from a halftime deficit to edge Evart 44-40 – Cadillac News
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Reese improved to 3-0 with an 81-48 win over Saginaw Swan Valley – Saginaw News
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Country Day held off Macomb Lutheran North for a 63-53 win – Observer & Eccentric
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Petoskey started fast and finished with a 54-39 win over Cheboygan – Petoskey News-Review
6. BOWLING Mason County Central swept Whitehall, both matches by 28-2 scores – Ludington Daily News
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Oscoda picked up its first win of the season, over Fairview – Bay City Times
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Kalkaska posted an impressive 56-35 win over Kingsley – Up North Live
9. BOWLING Ludington and Muskegon Western Michigan Christian split matches, Ludington’s boys and WMC’s girls victorious – Ludington Daily News
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Fruitport Calvary Christian downed Walker West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science – MuskegonSports.com