NEW ORLEANS (October 22, 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 94 quarterbacks from 49 different high schools since the honor's inception in 2020.
 
Manning Award Futures – High School QBs of the Week, 10/22/24:
 
Beau Bernard, Lakeshore (6-of-6, 151 total yards, 3 TDs)
Bernard, who passed for two touchdowns, added a 12-yard TD run in the third quarter as the Titans topped Pearl River, 42-21, in a District 7-4A game on Friday at Titan Coliseum.
 
Brock Bourgeois, Riverside (13-of-21, 166 yards, 3 TDs)
Bourgeois opened the scoring with a 46-yard touchdown pass and then added a 14-yard TD delivery and a three-yard TD run in a 41-6 victory over West St. John in District 10-1A action on Friday at Rudolph Dinvaut Stadium.
 
Breez Wilson, Chalmette (10-of-17, 175 total yards, 1 TD)
Wilson, just a sophomore, connected on a 66-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter to seal a 27-0 homecoming victory over Northshore in a District 7-5A matchup at Bobby Nuss Stadium on Friday.
 
Kurt Riley, Sarah T. Reed (9 completions, 151 total yards, 1 TD)
Riley, who contributed three tackles and an interception on defense, converted a critical fourth-down with a 19-yard pass and then scored the go-ahead touchdown on an 11-yard scramble in the fourth quarter as the Olympians took down Country Day, 12-7, on Friday night at Joe Brown Park.
 
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.