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: 9/2/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 2, 2025

1. CROSS COUNTRY Romeo’s girls and boys teams swept Oakland Golden Grizzlies Invitational titles ahead of impressive fields – Macomb Daily

2. BOYS SOCCCER Hudson Wygonik scored three goals in Otisville LakeVille Memorial’s big win over  International Academy of Flint – Flint Journal

3. VOLLEYBALL Cadillac finished 3-2 at its mini tournament – Cadillac News

4. CROSS COUNTRY The Hartland and Reed City girls and Midland and Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart boys won Mount Pleasant Oiler Invitational races – Athletic.net