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: 10/27/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 27, 2021
1. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 St. Joseph edged No. 6 Marshall 2-1 to earn a trip to a Division 2 Regional Final – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
2. BOYS SOCCER No. 7 Williamston downed No. 6 Imlay City 4-1 to advance in Division 3 – Lansing State Journal
3. BOYS SOCCER No. 4 Okemos defeated No. 7 Traverse City West 2-1 in Division 1 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. VOLLEYBALL Warren Regina defeated Macomb Lutheran North 3-1 in the Detroit Catholic League Cardinal Tournament finale – Macomb Daily
5. BOYS SOCCER Salem came back from a goal down to defeat No. 14 Ann Arbor Pioneer in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Observer & Eccentric
6. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Richland Gull Lake got past No. 10 Holland 1-0 in Division 2 to earn the Regional Final matchup with St. Joseph – Battle Creek Enquirer
7. BOYS SOCCER North Muskegon held on for a 1-0 Division 4 Semifinal win over No. 8 McBain Northern Michigan Christian – Local Sports Journal
8. VOLLEYBALL Zeeland East swept West to clinch the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green Tournament title and overall league championship – Holland Sentinel
9. BOYS SOCCER No. 3 New Baltimore Anchor Bay survived an upset attempt with a 4-3 overtime win over Utica Eisenhower in Division 1 – Macomb Daily
10. BOYS SOCCER Michigan Center won a 4-3 shootout to advance with a 1-0 Division 3 win over No. 10 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep – Oakland Press