NEW ORLEANS (December 3, 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 102 quarterbacks from 49 different high schools since the honor's inception in 2020.
 
Manning Award Futures – High School QBs of the Week, 12/3/24:
 
Jackson Fields, Destrehan (13-of-15, 200 yards, 1 TD)
Fields turned in another strong game as he helped the 10th-seeded Wildcats roll to their eighth straight win, a 69-41 decision over No. 2 Airline in a Division I select quarterfinal in Bossier City on Friday night
 
John Johnson, Edna Karr (16-of-27, 238 total yards, 3 TDs)
Johnson, who ran for 106 yards and all three of his touchdowns, led the No. 1 Cougars to a 42-14 victory over No. 8 St. Thomas More in a Division select quarterfinal on Friday at Morris Jeff Stadium.
 
Reggie Johnson, John Curtis Christian (5-of-8, 125 yards, 2 TDs)
Johnson recorded a 51-yard touchdown run early in the second half and then delivered a 13-yard TD pass to put the game away as the 19th-seeded Patriots posted a 31-10 road win over No. 6 Teurlings Catholic in a Division select quarterfinal on Friday at Teurlings Stadium.
 
Mason Wilson, Archbishop Shaw (123 total yards, 3 TDs)
Wilson, who ran for all three of his touchdowns, scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 16-yard run with 40 seconds remaining to lift the top-seeded Eagles to a 21-14 victory over No. 8 John F. Kennedy in a Division II select quarterfinal on Friday night at Joe Zimmerman Stadium.
 
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.