NEW ORLEANS (October 29, 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 96 quarterbacks from 49 different high schools since the honor's inception in 2020.
 
Manning Award Futures – High School QBs of the Week, 10/29/24:
 
Camdan Braxton, McDonogh 35 (9-of-18, 199 yards, 4 TDs)
Braxton, making his first career start, passed for 161 yards and three touchdowns in the first half alone as the Roneagles rolled to a 42-7 homecoming victory over Carver in a District 10-4A game on Friday at Pan American Stadium.
 
Jacob Guichet, Willow School (17-of-20, 252 yards, 5 TDs)
Guichet, passed for three touchdowns and added two short rushing TDs, helped the Lions break open a game that was tied at 28 at the half in a 50-28 victory over Ben Franklin on Thursday at Falcon Field.
 
John Johnson, Edna Karr (13-of-17, 311 yards, 5 TDs)
Johnson, who completed his first nine passes, including touchdown connections on his first three throws, turned in another big game to lead the Cougars to a 62-16 win over Warren Easton in a District 9-5A game on Thursday at Tad Gormley Stadium.
 
Taylor Norton, Jesuit (13-of-21, 157 yards, 2 TDs)
Norton sparked a fourth-quarter rally as he delivered a 20-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 10 and then reached across the goal line in a scrum for the winning touchdown in a 17-10 District 9-5A victory over John Curtis on Friday at the Shrine on Airline.
 
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.