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Heartbreak and shock hit a Michigan high school basketball on Thursday, when before hundreds of spectators, Wes Leonard star player collapsed and died after a game-winning shot in overtime with his team closed a perfect season.
Leonard, 16, of Fennville High went to a cardiac arrest and did not respond after the game, say news reports. He rushed to the hospital around 9:15 in the Netherlands and 85 minutes later pronounced dead, according to hospital spokeswoman Deb Patterson. The cause of death has not yet been determined.
Leonard, a "great athlete" (as in the rest of the team's coach), who scored 1,000 points over his short career, was shot in the winning layup for a 57-55 game over high Bridgman, near Fennville in the 20-0 season.
"It's hard to" teammate Shane Bale told a local newspaper, the Holland Sentinel, which also reported that just before his downfall, Leonard was raised in the air for his teammates in an act of joy.
Leonard, 16, of Fennville High went to a cardiac arrest and did not respond after the game, say news reports. He rushed to the hospital around 9:15 in the Netherlands and 85 minutes later pronounced dead, according to hospital spokeswoman Deb Patterson. The cause of death has not yet been determined.
Leonard, a "great athlete" (as in the rest of the team's coach), who scored 1,000 points over his short career, was shot in the winning layup for a 57-55 game over high Bridgman, near Fennville in the 20-0 season.
"It's hard to" teammate Shane Bale told a local newspaper, the Holland Sentinel, which also reported that just before his downfall, Leonard was raised in the air for his teammates in an act of joy.
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