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NORTHINDYSTAR.COM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2010 THE NORTH INDY STAR 7 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Repeat after him: practice, practice Summer drills help turn Cathedrals Horn into top receiver REECE HORN High school: Cathedral. Year: Senior. Position: Wide receiver. Statistics: 30 catches (second in the state), 503 yards (fourth in the state), 3 touchdowns. Texts sent per day: 20.

Favorite website: Rivals.com. Favorite video game: NCAA '10 (college football). Last movie you saw that scared you: "The Last Exorcism." Favorite article of clothing and why: Oregon sweatshirt. "I've always dreamed of going out there and seeing the campus." Favorite class: Fiber arts. "We did a silk painting and I drew a frog.

I never knew I could draw a frog that intricately. It was an eye-opener. I didn't know I could do that." Favorite teacher: Mic Roessler, fiber arts and offensive coordinator in football. "He's made me realize I'm a good artist, and I never knew that about myself. I can also always talk football with him." Teammate most likely to make you laugh: Kyle Kennedy.

How long could you survive without a cell phone: Two days. Worst thing about school: "Waking up really early. I wake up at 6 o'clock because I live in Carmel." Best thing about school: Seeing friends. Greatest invention in your lifetime: iPhone. By Nat Newell nat.newellindystar.com Cathedral High School receiver Reece Horn came out of his curl route in the team's season opener and saw quarterback Connor Barthel rolling out under pressure, throwing off the timing of the play.

It didn't matter. Horn started shuffling toward the sideline and Barthel knew exactly where to find him. It looks so easy. Almost instinctive. It wasn't.

Four or five days a week, two to three hours a day, Horn and Barthel worked on each pass route this offseason. They worked on the adjustments of those routes. Then they worked on the adjustments to the adjustments of those routes. The hundreds of hours of practice they put in by themselves result in those instantaneous reactions on the field and have helped transform Horn into one of the state's best receivers. "Connor throws the ball on outcuts and comeback routes like you see (the Indianapolis Colts') Peyton Manning and Reggie Wayne where the ball's gone before (Horn) turns around, and he's making catches for first downs," said coach Rick Streiff, whose team will play at Arlington at 7 p.m.

Friday. "They know where each other is going to be. If you can get high school kids to do that, that's pretty good. "(Reece) and Connor have chemistry but it has been produced by a lot of hard work." Though Horn provides a good target at 6-foot-3 and 190 pounds, has great hands and football genes his grandfather is Joe Dezelan, Cathedral's coach from 1944 to 1969 his 30 receptions (second in the state), 503 yards (fourth) and three touchdowns have primarily been a result of the work he's put in. He grew up playing running back and cornerback, tried out for linebacker as a freshman but was returned to corner.

However, his brother, Jonathan, had a successful senior season as a receiver (and led Wabash with 108 receiving yards in its season opener) when Horn was a freshman, and he adopted the position full-time as a sophomore. After a season on the junior varsity, Horn made 18 catches for 345 yards and four touchdowns last year. "Coming back from last year, I wouldn't have expected this much," said Horn, who also took advance training classes three times a week in the summer to improve his speed and works out with his brother. "(But) this past summer (Cathedral) participated in K4 If the Colts' 7-on-7 tournament and (Barthel) knew when I'd break for a route and when I'd have to slow down to find that open area. He just knew where to throw the ball.

"That's when I realized, 'That (work) really paid off Though his statistics haven't caught the eye of many college recruiters Horn listed Miami (Ohio), Western Kentucky and Ohio University as schools that have shown the most interest but none have offered a scholarship he is drawing more attention on the field. He caught nine passes for 115 yards and two See REPEAT, Page 8 SAM RICHEThe Star I Liberty Row Townhomes I I Three Unique Floorplans Under Construction for Your Consideration I Sunday, September 19th I Liberty Row At WestClay by Justus Homes Harris is a trade name used by Harris N.A. and its affiliates. Member FDIC.