CLARKSVILLE, Ohio — Friday night completed the end of an era within the Clinton-Massie football program.

Longtime head coach Dan McSurley confirmed his retirement after the Falcons’ 44-7 loss to Taft in a Division IV regional quarterfinal at Stargel Stadium.

McSurley led Clinton-Massie to a 10-2 record this season including eight consecutive wins from mid-September to the end of October.

McSurley has a 308-92 overall record. He has 288 wins and three state championships (2012, 2013, 2021) at Clinton-Massie. He is in the Ohio High School Athletic Association record book for most coaching wins. McSurley also coached at St. Paris Graham prior to joining Clinton-Massie in 1996.

McSurley led the Falcons to a "surreal" rally in the 2021 Division IV state final in Canton. The Falcons trai

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