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Cory Johnson out as head coach at Clinton (North Carolina): Report

Johnson leaves after a season in which he led the Dark Horses to the 2A state championship game

Andy Villamarzo

Cory Johnson out as head coach at Clinton (North Carolina): Report
Cory Johnson out as head coach at Clinton (North Carolina): Report /

It must be the theme as winter turns into spring that head coaches are stepping down from high school football programs in North Carolina. 

According to a report by the HighSchoolOT’s Joel Bryant, Cory Johnson has stepped down as the head football coach at Clinton High School. 

Johnson is coming off a season where he led the Dark Horses to the Class 2A state championship game, with Clinton falling to Reidsville 28-18. Per Bryant’s report, Johnson is being tied to a position in South Carolina. 

It was quite the season for the Dark Horses in 2023, with the program going 15-1. Success was the norm at Clinton under Johnson’s watch as the team won five conference championships and clinched postseason berths in all six seasons. 

Johnson finishes his time at Clinton with an overall record of 61-12. 

-- Andy Villamarzo | villamarzo@scorebooklive.com | @sblivenc  

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ANDY VILLAMARZO

Andy Villamarzo has been a sports writer in the Tampa Bay (FL) Area since 2007, writing for publications such as Tampa Bay Times, The Tampa Tribune, The Suncoast News, Tampa Beacon, Hernando Sun to name a few. Andy resides out of the Tarpon Springs, FL area and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in the summer of 2022 covering the Tampa Bay Area. He has quickly become one of Florida's foremost authorities on high school sports, appearing frequently on podcasts, radio programs and digital broadcasts as an expert on team rankings, recruiting and much more.

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