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HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Garner High School for coach Thurman Leach … Earned second consecutive all-conference laurels as a senior after logging 52 receptions for 869 yards and seven touchdowns … Turned in a trio of 100-yard receiving games, including a 6-catch, 190-yard performance against Middle Creek … Caught 15 passes for 210 yards and four scores as a junior … A 4-time all-conference performer in track & field for the Trojans as well.
 
PERSONAL: The son of Paul and Demetric Horton … Has one brother, Demetric … Maintained a 3.4 cumulative grade point average at Garner High School and ranks in the top 27 percent of his 735-member senior class … Hobbies include hunting and working on dirt bikes … Names Jesus as his idol … Favorite movie is Saving Private Ryan and his favorite sports team is the Baltimore Ravens … Favorite food is chicken … A criminal justice major at UNCP.