Ben Dial
Linebacker · 2017 · King’s College
The Nov. 21, 2016, Times-Tribune team page listed North Pocono at 10-3 and District 2 Class 4A champions. The results on that page include a 21-6 win over Berwick. Ben Dial, a senior, was the receiver and a linebacker. The page has 14 receptions for 202 yards and two touchdowns, and lists him at 6-foot and 195 pounds.
On April 6, 2017, the Times-Tribune named him Defensive Player of the Year and a 5-foot-10, 185-pound outside linebacker. The story has 115 tackles, 10 for loss, four sacks, three interceptions, three fumble recoveries with two returned for touchdowns, six passes defended, and two blocked kicks. It called him and Tyler Musgrave seniors who had helped North Pocono win the District 2 Class 4A championship, four seasons after back-to-back 0-10 records.
He committed to King’s College with Musgrave.