Dallastown’s Ben Kline, a two-way player for the Wildcats who lines up at wide receiver and linebacker, has received eight Division-1 offers to date, according to his profile on Rivals.com.
Kline has received scholarship offers from Boston College, UCONN, Maryland, Michigan, Pitt, Rutgers, Vanderbilt and West Virginia, according to Rivals. Penn State is showing interest, but has not yet extended a scholarship offer, according to Rivals.
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.
