NEW ORLEANS (October 21, 2025) – 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 119 quarterbacks from 53 different high schools since the honor's inception in 2020.
 
Manning Award Futures – High School QBs of the Week, 10/21/25:
 
Da'John Howard, Salmen (15-of-26, 335 total yards, 3 TDs)
Howard, who scored on a six-yard run in the first quarter, passed for 294 yards and two touchdowns, including a 56-yarder in the third quarter, to lead the Spartans to a 32-7 district win over Fontainebleau on the road.
 
London Padgett, John Curtis (9-of-12, 227 total yards, 2 TDs)
Padgett, who passed for 169 yards and ran for 58 more, connected on a 31-yard touchdown pass with just under 10 minutes to go as the Patriots remained undefeated with a 38-24 win over Brother Martin on Friday at Tad Gormley Stadium.
 
Brady Pierson, St. Paul's (8-of-16, 232 total yards, 4 TDs)
Pierson, who passed for 142 yards and three touchdowns, added a 55-yard TD on a QB sneak to lead the Wolves to a 45-10 road victory over Ponchatoula on Friday.
 
Landen Teague, Hahnville (19-of-20, 302 yards, 3 TDs)
Teague, who has not thrown an interception all season while connecting on 15 touchdown passes, was near perfect with just one incompletion as he led the Tigers to a 49-16 win over Central Lafourche in District 8-5A action on Friday.
 
The Allstate Sugar Bowl has established itself as one of the premier college football bowl games, having hosted 29 national champions, 110 Hall of Fame players, 55 Hall of Fame coaches and 21 Heisman Trophy winners in its 91-year history. The 92nd Allstate Sugar Bowl Football Classic, which will double as a College Football Playoff Quarterfinal, is scheduled to be played on January 1, 2026. 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.