NEW ORLEANS (November 11, 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 123 quarterbacks from 56 different high schools since the honor's inception in 2020.
 
Manning Award Futures – High School QBs of the Week, 11/11/25:
 
Vashaun Coulon, St. Augustine (8-of-15, 210 total yards, 4 TDs)
Coulon, who connected on a pair of late second-quarter touchdown passes to erase a 13-0 deficit, added a pair of second half rushing touchdowns to lead the Purple Knights to a 55-28 win over John Curtis in District 9-5A action on Friday at the Shrine on Airline.
 
Da'John Howard, Salmen (14-of-24, 195 total yards, 4 TDs)
Howard, who passed for 107 yards and two touchdowns, ran for a pair of TDs in the final 64 seconds to lift the Spartans to a 28-24 home win over rival Chalmette to capture a share of the District 7-5A title on Friday.
 
Karl Perkins, Bonnabel (11-of-22, 129 total yards, 3 TDs)
Perkins connected on three touchdown passes to lead the Bruins to a 34-12 victory over Riverdale to capture the District 10-5A title, their first district championship since 1998, on Friday at Joe Yenni Stadium.
 
Jake Randle, Newman (15-of-21, 234 total yards, 4 TDs)
Randle, who passed for 234 yards and three first-half touchdown passes, added a fourth-quarter rushing score as the Greenies posted their sixth straight win, 28-0 over South Plaquemines, to capture the District 10-2A championship.
 
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.