ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — We have some excellent high school football talent this season in the Rockford area that will be playing at the major college level very soon. Right there at the top of the list is Guilford senior Messiah Tilson. Tilson made an immediate impression on anyone who watched him play varsity ball two years ago as a sophomore at Guilford. His speed was rare. It truly was and is gamebreaking. Tilson’s speed has also been evident in track and field. As a sophomore at Guilford, he was the NIC-10 champion in the 100 and 200. A few months later he was sixth in the nation in the 100 at the AAU Track and Field Nationals. After that, college football coaches were put on alert. They wanted him. They began recruiting him heavily. There were offers from NIU, Western Michigan, I

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