NEW ORLEANS (November 25, 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 125 quarterbacks from 56 different high schools since the honor's inception in 2020.
 
Manning Award Futures – High School QBs of the Week, 11/25/25:
 
Vashaun Coulon, St. Augustine (15-of-23, 360 total yards, 4 TDs)
Coulon produced another big game as the third-seeded Purple Knights erased an early 14-0 deficit to defeat No. 14 Acadiana, 55-42, in a Division I select second-round playoff game on Friday evening at Tad Gormley Stadium.
 
John Johnson, Edna Karr (15-of-20, 362 total yards, 6 TDs)
Johnson, who passed for three touchdowns and ran for three more, totaled 362 yards (177 passing, 185 rushing) to lead the top-seeded Cougars to a 39-13 win over No. 17 Jesuit in a Division I select second-round playoff game Friday at Morris F.X. Jeff Sr. Park in Algiers.
 
Jake Randle, Newman (10-of-13, 325 total yards, 5 TDs)
Randle, who passed for three touchdowns and ran for a pair as well, had 264 passing yards and was able to sit out the second after keying a dominant first half for the fourth-seeded Greenies in a 42-13 win over No. 13 Holy Savior Menard in the Division III select regional playoffs Friday at Michael Lupin Field.
 
Nathaniel Singleton, Rummel (8-of-14, 177 total yards, 1 TD)
Singleton, who connected on an 82-yard touchdown pass to put the Raiders on top 14-7, directed an outstanding effort by 11th-seeded Rummel, which upended No. 6 Tioga on the road, 45-21, in a Division I select second-round playoff game 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.