In high school, Long was the first player in his high school's history to earn all-state "Dream Team" (all-class state team) honors in football from the "Detroit News". He was a two-time first-team All-Metro League player in both basketball and football, where he was honored both on offense and defense. In baseball, he was a two-time second-team All-Metro League selection. In both basketball and football, he led his team to regular and post season success that had not been seen in many years.