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One of the region’s top high school defensive backs is on the move.
Marquis Gallegos, a four-star safety who’s narrowed his college choices to USC, Oregon, Michigan, Notre Dame and Oklahoma, is transferring from West Hills Chaminade to Chatsworth Sierra Canyon.
Sierra Canyon football coach Jon Ellinghouse confirmed Gallegos’ enrollment Wednesday. Gallegos is expected to join the team for activities this week and plans to announce his college decision on June 27. The senior-to-be plans to be eligible for the 2023 season immediately after moving residence.
Gallegos is ranked the 27th best safety in the country and third-best at his position in California in the 2024 class, according to 247Sports.com. Gallegos was named the co-Mission League Defensive Player of the Year in 2022 tallying 96 tackles, 11 pass breakups, seven interceptions, and a blocked punt.
He’s the second player to transfer from Chaminade to Sierra Canyon this offseason, joining Kwazi Gilmer (2024), a wideout with offers to Michigan State, Oklahoma, Washington, Oklahoma and UCLA. Gilmer tallied 600 yards and eight touchdowns on 29 receptions in 2022.
Gallegos is the third notable player to transfer to Sierra Canyon within the Mission League. Class of 2025 quarterback Wyatt Becker transferred from Notre Dame and enrolled into Sierra Canyon for the 2023 spring semester. Becker, who threw for 2,192 yards and 23 touchdowns as a sophomore, could be the most highly-touted quarterback the Sierra Canyon football program has ever possessed; garnering offers from collegiate programs like Georgia, Ole Miss, Oregon, Penn State, TCU, Tennessee and Florida State.
