CLEVELAND - Two high school seniors, including one recognized as the best high school football player in Ohio, were charged on Wednesday in the shooting death of a teammate, police said.

Running back Raymond Williams, who has signed to play college football for West Virginia, was arrested along with a Benedictine High School teammate, Jon Huddleston. Both are 18. They had been held for questioning about the shooting death of Lorenzo Hunter, 16.

Hunter, a sophomore wide receiver and safety for Benedictine, died of gunshot wounds to the chest, arm and hip on April 16.

On April 21, police charged Rodney Roberts, 20, with aggravated murder in Hunter's death. Police said then that a witness told them that Hunter was trying to rob Roberts with a plastic gun, and Roberts then pulled out a real gun and fired it.

Police Lt. Linda Kaspar said the decision to charge Williams and Huddleston with murder and aggravated robbery charges was made because they were ''at the scene and had some involvement in it.''

Williams was named the 17th annual winner of The Ohio Associated Press Mr. Football award in November.

Shelly Poe, sports information director at West Virginia, said there would be no immediate comment on the charges against Williams.

Kaspar did not disclose what police learned from questioning the two since their arrest Monday at the boys parochial school. She said the charges against them have no effect on the charge against Roberts.

Williams and Huddleston remained in City Jail, with an arraignment likely Thursday, Kaspar said.

The Benedictine principal, the Rev. Gerald Gonda, said Tuesday that Williams and Huddleston are suspended indefinitely.

Williams received the Mr. Football award days before he rushed for 237 yards and two touchdowns in the 12-0 victory over Kenton in a state Division III title game in Canton. Huddleston was a defensive back on the team.

Williams was named first-team All-Ohio and the Division III offensive player of the year after rushing for 2,099 yards and 27 touchdowns in the 2003 regular season. Huddleston also earned first-team honors.