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Mainland’s Jaelin Long comes from a family of champions whose Buc pride runs deep.
His dad, Marcus Long, played football for Mainland High School and went on to play at Florida State, where he was part of the 1993 NCAA Division 1A national championship team. His uncle Desmond Long played basketball with retired NBA player Vince Carter on the 1995 Class 6A state championship team.
In his junior year, alternating between playing guard and tackle, Jaelin helped the Buccaneers make it to the Class 3S State Championship final against Lake Wales. In his senior year, as a center, the Bucs brought home the Class 3S State Championship trophy with a win over St. Augustine on Dec. 7.
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