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Old Fri Mar 04, 2011, 05:20am
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Sad story about HS player dying after winning a game
Updated: March 4, 2011, 3:20 AM ET
Player collapsed on court after layup


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FENNVILLE, Mich. -- A western Michigan high school basketball player collapsed on the court and later died after making the game-winning shot to cap his team's perfect season.
Holland Hospital spokeswoman Deb Patterson says 16-year-old Fennville High School basketball player Wes Leonard died Thursday night. A cause of death has not yet been determined.
Patterson says paramedics performed CPR on Leonard before he was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The Holland Sentinel reported that Leonard had scored the game-winning layup in a 57-55 win over Bridgman in overtime to cap Fennville's 20-0 season. Leonard fell to the ground after teammates and fans rushed the court.
The newspaper says Leonard was also a quarterback on the high school football team.
Fennville is about 200 miles west of Detroit.

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Old Fri Mar 04, 2011, 06:05am
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Dear Lord, please have mercy on Wes Leonard.

Life is short, eat it up.
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Saw it on the news this morning. Really a sad story.

God be with his family and loved ones.
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Whoa - what a tragic story. My prayers to him and his family.
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Old Fri Mar 04, 2011, 12:28pm
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Yes, it is a very sad story, and my heart goes out to his family and friends.

But couldn't the sadness be tempered slightly by the fact he died while doing something he loved, and even right after being the hero and hitting the winning shot no less? C'mon, how many of us would give anything to know that when we move on to the next life, we are in the middle of doing something we enjoy?
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M&M, while I understand what you're saying, 16 is too young for anyone to go - especially an athlete.
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In Case You Haven't Heard......
or seen this.

Fennville wins district title, celebrates with Wes Leonard's family - Prep Rally - High SchoolBlog - Yahoo! Sports
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Wes Leonard's parents*speak after Fennville*boys' tourney exit - More Sports - SI.com

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Every night since his death, members of the team have spent the night at the Leonard's house.
"They don't want us to be alone," Jocelyn Leonard said. "Their families have loaned them to us. They sleep on the floor because I can't let anyone in his room."
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