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Syracuse Basketball: All-American 5-star target moves to prep powerhouse

One of the top players in the rising-junior class, who holds a Syracuse basketball scholarship offer, has moved on to an elite prep-school program for his upcoming 2023-24 campaign.

Not too long ago, consensus 2025 five-star shooting guard Darryn Peterson said on Twitter that he was transferring to Huntington Expression Prep, a top-notch squad located in Huntington, W.Va.

As a sophomore in 2022-23, Peterson was named a first-team All-American by MaxPreps as he averaged about 31 points, nine rebounds and three steals per contest for the Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

Peterson, who is rated in the top four nationally in the 2025 cycle by all of the primary recruiting services, is a significant contender for the No.