Few would consider the colliding shoulder pads and roaring crowds a quiet refuse from home.

But South Kitsap senior Ramon Marin is an exception.

“We just had family come live with us, so there’s never a moment that’s dull,” said Marin, adding that four girls were added to the three sisters and brother in his household. “Our house is overwhelmed with girls — fighting.

“Having football is something cool to get away from it.”

Marin’s presence on the gridiron has been anything but silent, though.

Last year, the 6-foot-2 linebacker had a team-high 63 tackles (45 solo) and added six tackles-for-loss and recovered a pair of fumbles — and South Kitsap coach Eric Canton said he is even better this year.

“He was magnificent,” the third-year coach said. “He just let his athletic ability take over. Last year, I would say there was a lot of paralysis by analysis on his part.”

In his second season starting at linebacker, Canton said Marin has become more instinctive and reactive.

And reacting is something he definitely enjoys doing.

“When I make tackles-for-loss and I hit people hard, it’s a great feeling, because it’s something I strive to do during the game,” Marin said. “I love being a playmaker.”

While others within the Wolves’ program have received more recognition, Canton believes Marin could play at the highest level of college football.

“I think he’s a Division-I player,” he said of Marin, who has thus far recorded 36 tackles, including seven for loss, and three forced fumbles through five games. “He’s 6-foot-2, 200 pounds and runs the [40-yard dash] in 4.7 seconds. He’s got all of the physical tools in the world.

“If he gets to a point where he just goes and plays, there’s not many kids out there who can stop him.”

That characterization surprises Marin, who said he is not being recruited by any schools.

There is a caveat to that, though. Marin did not attend any college summer football camps, which some coaches mandate before they extend a scholarship offer. He also has done little in the way of self-promotion, whereas some prospective college athletes have gone as far as producing highlight CDs and creating websites.

“I probably need to start sending out film,” he said.

That does not mean Marin is casual about his future. He is enrolled in the Public Safety Occupations program at West Sound Tech and plans to enroll in Bates Technical College Fire Service Academy in Tacoma if he does not receive a scholarship offer to play college football.

“You’re involved in the community and helping people is something pretty awesome,” Marin said. “Being a football player, you don’t get to know everyone that likes you.”

Whichever path Marin follows, he hopes it leads back to the region. He was born in Bremerton at Harrison Medical Center, but only returned to the West Sound as a sophomore after spending most of his childhood in Las Vegas.

While some transfer students have expressed shock upon enrolling at the state’s largest high school, Marin had different sentiments.

“Every school in Las Vegas had like 2,200 students,” he said. “It’s not really different, at all. Seeing all of the trees is what’s different.”

Marin has embraced the move. He describes his family as close-knit and feels that extends to the community. And while Las Vegas dwarfs Port Orchard’s size, his new home provides “a lot more to do” for those under 18.

On Friday nights, in particular.

Marin is grateful that his mother, Jennifer, got him involved with football as a youth.

“I said, ‘I don’t think I want to do football until I’m about 22 or 23,’ ” he said. “She just signed me up when I was like 8. I love it and stuck with it.”

Now, Marin has three weeks after tonight’s game against Emerald Ridge at Sparks Stadium to display what he can do — and hope a recruiter takes notice.

“Going to the next level would be something really awesome and spectacular for me,” he said. “I’m really excited to see what life has for me.”