Dallastown Area WR/LB Ben Kline verbally commits to Pitt
The Pitt Panthers have landed their second verbal commitment from the Keystone State – and both have come from south central Pennsylvania.
Ben Kline, a WR/LB for Dallastown High School, verbally committed to Pitt today, according to Rivals.com. Kline’s profile on Rivals listed nine other scholarship offers in addition to Pitt – Boston College, UCONN, Duke, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Rutgers, Vanderbilt and West Virginia.
Penn State and Tennessee had also shown interest in Kline during his recruiting process, but neither extended a scholarship offer to the 6’2, 220-pound senior-to-be.
Pitt’s other verbal commitment from south central Pennsylvania came courtesy of Central Dauphin OL Artie Rowell, in mid-May.
Kline finished the season as the Wildcats’ leading tackler, posting 118 tackles (68 solo), a half a sack, a safety, and a fumble recovery on defense. He averaged 11.8 tackles per game, finishing eight games with 10+ tackles, including a season-high 22 tackles in a 33-29 loss to an improved Kennard-Dale team. Kline finished two other games (South Western & Red Lion) with 12 tackles and four other games (York Suburban, West York Area, York-William Penn & Central York) with 11 tackles.
Offensively, Kline ran for 156 yards and four touchdowns, averaging over 12 yards per carry. He added 26 receptions for 399 yards (15.35 avg./rec.) and scored four more touchdowns. Kline did most of his receiving damage in three games – West York Area (8 rec., 102 yds.); Kennard-Dale (6 rec., 93 yds., 2 TD); and Red Lion (3 rec., 131 yds., 2 TD).
Dallastown finished the 2009 season with a 6-5 record, winning four of its last five games after a 2-4 start to its season. The Wildcats allowed an average of 20.9 points per game, holding four opponents to seven points or less, with one shutout.
Verbal commitments are non-binding until the player signs a letter of intent in February.
