Complements in competition
Miami Central Under Armour All-Americans create perfect backfield balance
Tom Hauck for Student Sports
Miami Central running backs Dalvin Cook and Joseph Yearby, also known as Thunder and Lightning, will play together -- maybe for the last time -- in the 2014 Under Armour All-America Game.
LenDale White and Reggie Bush, they are not.
Miami Central running back Joseph Yearby stands 5-foot-9 and weighs 191 pounds. Backfield mate Dalvin Cook is 5-foot-11, 187 pounds. From the outset of their careers at the reigning Class 6A titlist in Florida, coaches, teammates and fans have called them Thunder and Lightning.
To be clear, Yearby provides the thunder. The ESPN Watch List prospect and Miami commit rushed for 1,448 yards and 20 touchdowns last fall as a junior, including 125 and a pair of scores in the state title game against Gainesville High.
Cook, the lightning, gained 1,452 yards and scored 21 touchdowns last year.
"We motivate each other to get better every day," said Cook, pledged to Clemson and another Watch List selection.
Both backs remain open about their college choices. They want to take official visits together.
"We've talked about it," Yearby said, "going to the same school."
Yearby and Cook form one of the best running back tandems in Florida prep history. They largely devise their own playing rotation. Their connection is unique.
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