( CNN ) -- Hundreds filled a small-town Michigan church on a chilly and overcast Tuesday to say a final goodbye to a teenage hero who died just after scoring a winning shot that lifted his high school 's basketball team to a perfect winning season . Friends and family paid their last respects at a funeral for 16-year-old Wes Leonard of Fennville . The night before , his teammates charged into a gym , wearing T-shirts emblazoned with his number -- 35 -- and the phrase , `` Never forgotten . '' Fans erupted in a standing ovation and wiped away tears during a moment of silence before the tipoff of Fennville High School 's first game without Leonard as the point guard . The Blackhawks won their first state playoff game , 65-54 , before a crowd of thousands . `` This was a game he would like to watch . There 's no doubt his eyes were upon us , '' Fennville coach Ryan Klingler told reporters , choking back tears . Friends came to the game with homemade shirts and signs , saying he was their angel on the court , CNN affiliate WZZM reported . The teen 's parents sat in the sold-out crowd of nearly 3,500 people . His brother sat beside teammates on the bench . `` Wes was like a brother to us , '' Fennville player Xavier Grigg told WZZM . `` We were all like family . We knew he would have wanted us to come out here and keep the streak alive . '' Leonard died moments after scoring the winning basket in overtime Thursday , securing a perfect season for the Blackhawks . He scored his team 's last four points in the 57-55 victory . An autopsy Friday revealed Leonard died of cardiac arrest due to an enlarged heart , according to a statement from Dr. David A . Start , the Ottawa County chief medical examiner .
A church fills to remember high school star Wes Leonard . He collapsed and died after scoring a winning basket in overtime . His shot secured a perfect season for his high school team . On Sunday the team won their first state championship game .