ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) — The Guilford Vikings enter the 2025 high school football season with more buzz than they've had in years — and with good reason.

Not only are they coming off a 6-4 campaign that ended in a playoff appearance, but they’re returning a stacked roster that includes two Power 4 recruits — an extremely rare distinction in the Rockford area and virtually unheard of in the NIC-10 Conference.

With expectations rising, head coach Tony Capriotti isn’t backing down from the challenge.

“We've had another strong summer, our third summer in a row with a lot of kids showing up,” Capriotti said. “Our program has grown quite a bit. We're up to well over 120 kids now.”

The two headliners this fall? Defensive end/tight end Keysan Taylor , who just received offers from Miami a

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