WR Sammie Long reflects after season 
November, 13, 2012
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Mason Kelley | ESPN.com
If there is one lesson Sammie Long learned during his final season at Lakewood (Wash.) Lakes High School it is that “pressure actually does burst pipes.”
The 6-foot-2, 190-pound receiver wanted his senior sendoff to be one he would always remember. He put pressure on himself to set a standard through leadership and performance.
But his desire to be the best produced more pressure than he was prepared to handle. He struggled early. He learned a lesson. Now, as he shifts his attention to his college career he will take what he was taught to the next level.
The 6-foot-2, 190-pound receiver wanted his senior sendoff to be one he would always remember. He put pressure on himself to set a standard through leadership and performance.
But his desire to be the best produced more pressure than he was prepared to handle. He struggled early. He learned a lesson. Now, as he shifts his attention to his college career he will take what he was taught to the next level.
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Mason Kelley
Mason Kelley joined ESPN.com in 2012 and covers Washington recruiting. Kelley came to ESPN after spending three years as the high school sports coordinator at The Seattle Times. He has written about high school, college and professional sports since 2004, working for newspapers in Florida, California, Idaho and Washington. He currently lives in Seattle and can be reached at masonkelleyESPN@gmail.com.