2027 Rankings: No. 2 prospect transfers to new school

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1155027' first='Chase' last='Boykin']</strong> was one of Class 3A Socorro's best players in 2023, excelling on both sides of the ball. He was the Warriors' second leading rusher with 428 yards and 6 TD on 74 carries and made 49 tackles and 5.0 tackles for loss on defense, earning First-Team All-State honors at Inside Linebacker.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Boykin was ranked as the No. 2 overall prospect in our initial 2027 rankings released on Monday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>However, after one season with the Socorro varsity, Boykin is transferring to a new school in the Albuquerque metro area. Boykin confirmed to Prep Redzone New Mexico that he has transferred to St. Pius X High School, which competes in Class 4A.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Some of St. Pius X‘s district rivals include Albuquerque Academy, Manzano, Portales, Silver and Valencia.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Boykin joins an elite rising sophomore class for the Sartans. Five other St. Pius X players are listed in the Top 30 of the new 2027 rankings, including WR <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1154956' first='Cayl' last='Cox-Liggins']</strong> (#7), RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1154954' first='Hershul' last='Olloway Jr.']</strong> (#9), QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1154948' first='Isaiah' last='Carpenter']</strong> (#13), WR <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1155012' first='Curtis' last='Flakes III']</strong> (#16) and RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1155140' first='Jayshaun' last='Lewis']</strong> (#27). &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>All five made major contributions to St. Pius X as freshmen this past season, making the Sartans one of the youngest teams in the entire state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/BoykinTrain/status/1739369393526624338?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/BoykinTrain/status/1739369393526624338?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>    </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/BoykinTrain/status/1736281165722730548?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/BoykinTrain/status/1736281165722730548?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->