Dayjure Stewart climbs atop York High's rushing list, leads comeback at Northeastern

Dayjure Stewart exited last week's game with a rib injury.

Would the senior running back play York High's Week 9 battle against YAIAA Division I foe Northeastern? Would be be effective?

Umm, yes. And heck yes.

Stewart rushed 29 times for 391 yards, becoming the Bearcats' all-time leading rusher, and his three second-half touchdowns (covering 77, 88 and 7 yards) rallied the visitors to a 32-28 victory over the host Bobcats.

Now with 3,057 yards on 301 carries, he passed 2018 grad Khalid Dorsey (2,929 yards) for the top spot on York's all-time career rushing list. Joe Montouth (Class of 1983) is third at 2,850 yards.

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Oh, and he also clinched the win with an interception.

Relive Friday night's showdown by scrolling through the YDR's tweets, capped by a conversation where we can hear Stewart in his own words.

York High improved to 8-1 overall, 5-1 in the division, heading into Week 10's regular-season finale against Central York. Northeastern fell to 4-5 overall, 3-3 in the division.

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Manny Capo ran for roughly 200 yards and three touchdowns in defeat for the Bobcats.