PREPS Ohio's Mr. Football pleads guilty



Raymond Williams faces three years in prison for his role in a shooting death.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- An 18-year-old recognized as last year's top prep football player in the state pleaded guilty Tuesday for his role in the shooting death of a teammate.
Raymond Williams faces three to 20 years in prison at his sentencing Nov. 16 on involuntary manslaughter and aggravated robbery charges.
Last November, Williams, a running back at Benedictine High School, was named the 17th annual winner of The Ohio Associated Press Mr. Football award.
Police said Williams, Jon Huddleston and Lorenzo Hunter, all members of the school's state-champion football team, allegedly tried to use a toy gun April 16 to rob Rodney Roberts, who pulled a gun and began shooting.
Hunter, 16, died of gunshot wounds to the chest, arm and hip.
A grand jury ruled that Roberts, 20, shot in self-defense.
He was sentenced earlier this year to probation for carrying a concealed weapon.
Williams was initially charged with murder and aggravated robbery for his part in the circumstances that led to Hunter's death. His trial was to start Tuesday.
Scholarship rescinded
Williams had received a football scholarship from West Virginia University where he would have been a freshman this fall. The university withdrew the scholarship after the shooting.
Huddleston's trial starts Nov. 8 on murder and aggravated robbery charges.
Williams will testify against Huddleston, according to the terms of his plea agreement.
The prosecutor's office will not recommend a sentence to Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Shirley Strickland Saffold.
"My prayers still go out to the Hunter family ... I'm very sorry for what happened," Williams said outside the courtroom.