NEW ORLEANS (October 31, 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 75 quarterbacks from 41 different high schools since the honor's inception in 2020.
                                                                                                                        
Manning Award Futures – High School QBs of the Week, 10/31/23:
 
Cameron Dorsey, Salmen (8-of-15, 231 total yards, 3 TDs)
Dorsey connected on TD passes of 64 yards, 33 yards, and 11 yards to help the Spartans clinch a share of the District 8-4A championship with a 49-7 victory over Pearl River on Friday
 
Eli Friend, Newman (14-of-18, 207 yards, 4 TDs)
Friend has another big day for the undefeated Greenies as he led them to a 37-0 halftime advantage on route to a 47-12 District 10-2A win over M.L. King on Friday at Michael Lupin Field.
 
A'Myne Darensbourg, J.F. Kennedy (13-of-18, 214 yards, 3 TDs)
Darensbourg led the Cougars to their fifth straight win as they built a 33-0 halftime lead and closed out Patrick Taylor, 51-0, to clinch the District 9-3A title on Friday at Hoss Memtsas Stadium.
 
Brandon Coakley, Covington (9-of-18, 162 total yards, 1 TD)
Coakley scored on a two-yard run in the second quarter and then, after the Lions scored a touchdown with 2:44 to go, he followed his blockers for a successful two-point conversion to lift the Lions to a 22-21 District 6-5A victory over Northshore on Friday.
 
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.