NEW ORLEANS (October 15, 2024) – 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 90 quarterbacks from 48 different high schools since the honor's inception in 2020.
 
Manning Award Futures – High School QBs of the Week, 10/15/24:
 
Evan Arceneaux, De La Salle (11-of-15, 231 yards, 5 TDs)
Arceneaux completed 8-of-13 first half passes (three incompletions on spikes to stop clock) for 190 yard and four TDs in the first half alone as he directed the Cavaliers to a 47-14 win over Sophie B. Wright on Friday afternoon at Pan American Stadium in the District 10-3A opener for both teams.
 
Drake Dichiara, Fontainebleau (6-of-13, 185 total yards, 3 TDs)
Dichiara connected on a 20-yard touchdown pass, then ran for a short third-quarter score before delivering a 92-yard catch-and-run TD pass in the fourth quarter to provide the winning margin in a 28-21 victory over Slidell in the District 7-5A opener for both teams on Thursday evening.
 
John Johnson, Edna Karr (15-of-18, 272 yards, 4 total TDs)
Johnson ran for two touchdowns and passed for two more, including a 58-yard TD hook-up on the first play of the game and a critical 61-yard scoring pass when the Cougars' lead had been cut to seven in the third quarter as Karr posted a 42-14 win over Brother Martin a District 9-5A game Friday at Tad Gormley Stadium.
 
Markel Keyes, Salmen (15-of-19, 233 total yards, 3 TDs)
After Salmen fell behind 14-0 in its first Class 5A contest, Keyes scored on a six-yard run, then delivered a 10-yard touchdown pass and a 14-yard scoring delivery as the Spartans upended Northshore, 18-14, in a District 7-5A game on Friday evening.
 
The Allstate Sugar Bowl has established itself as one of the premier college football bowl games, having hosted 29 national champions, 107 Hall of Fame players, 52 Hall of Fame coaches and 21 Heisman Trophy winners in its 90-year history. The 91st Allstate Sugar Bowl Football Classic, which will double as a College Football Playoff Quarterfinal, is scheduled to be played on January 1, 2025. 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 over $2.5 billion into the local economy in the last decade.