a deterrent and should be abolished in favor of increased emphasis on battling teen alcohol abuse.
Testing at 195 schools involved 6,455 boys and 3,662 girls. More than 3,300 football players were tested after the program was launched in February.
Random testing will resume in the fall, and state officials intend to test as many as 50,000 athletes.
Incident in Rochester: Rochester Marshall players practicing for the upcoming football season say they were threatened by other teens armed with a gun on Tuesday, WHEC-TV reported.
The TV station said there were about 40 players on the field around 8 p.m. when three teens, including one who brandished a gun, appeared and started fighting with one of the players.
A Rochester City School District spokesman said those involved knew each other and that the teens have been fighting since the end of the school year. He said school officials and police would step up security at the school.
Massillon partners with recruiting service: The fabled Washington High in Massillon, Ohio, which has produced more than 20 pro players and 14 All-Americans, has announced a partnership with Athletic Scholarship Corporation (ASC), a company that helps showcase top athletes to college coaches around the country.
ASC will work with Washington's staff and players' families to select and promote its standout athletes to colleges. Portfolios of biographical information, current statistics and video footage will be created for each.
"Along with winning, every coach’s goal is to get kids into college programs," Washington AD Tim Ridgely said. "We knew that ASC had helped students at other schools get full rides at colleges, including kids who weren’t as much on the radar as the standout athletes."
