NEW ORLEANS (October 17, 2023) – The Allstate Sugar Bowl has announced this week's Manning Award Futures – four local high school quarterbacks who turned in outstanding performances on the football field this past weekend. The recognition is entitled "Futures" as these high school stars are potential future candidates for the Manning Award, which recognizes the top collegiate quarterback in the nation on an annual basis. It was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in 2004 to honor the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning.
 
The Sugar Bowl has had the opportunity to recognize 73 quarterbacks from 40 different high schools since the honor's inception in 2020.
                                                                                                                        
Manning Award Futures – High School QBs of the Week, 10/17/23:
 
Cameron Dorsey, Salmen (16-of-19, 267 total yards, 3 TDs)
Dorsey connected on a pair of long touchdown passes (58 yards and 69 yards) in the second quarter as the Spartans pulled away from Hannan on route to a 45-14 District 8-4A road victory on Friday.
 
Eli Friend, Newman (171 total yards, 3 TDs)
Friend, who ran for a second-quarter touchdown and completed a two-point conversion pass, delivered a pair of third-quarter TD passes as the undefeated Greenies erased a 24-14 deficit to defeat De La Salle, 29-24, in a non-district game at Michael Lupin Field on Friday.
 
Jackson Fields, Destrehan (15-of-25, 332 yards, 2 TDs)
Fields connected on TD passes of 66 yards and 21 yards in the first half as the Wildcats remain undefeated with a 38-7 win over Terrebonne in a District 7-5A home game on Thursday.
 
Kairan Smith, East St. John (9-of-17, 283 yards, 5 TDs)
Smith tossed five touchdown passes (all in the first half), including long connections of 52 yards, 55 yards, and 69 yards, as the Wildcats built a 42-0 advantage before turning off the jets in a 42-14 win over Central Lafourche.
 
The Allstate Sugar Bowl has established itself as one of the premier college football bowl games, having hosted 28 national champions, 103 Hall of Fame players, 52 Hall of Fame coaches and 21 Heisman Trophy winners in its 89-year history. The 90th Allstate Sugar Bowl Football Classic, which will double as a College Football Playoff Semifinal, is scheduled to be played on January 1, 2024. In addition to football, the Sugar Bowl Committee annually invests over $1 million into the community through the hosting and sponsorship of sporting events, awards, scholarships and clinics. Through these efforts, the organization supports and honors thousands of student-athletes each year, while injecting nearly $2.4 billion into the local economy in the last decade.