NEW ORLEANS (December 2, 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 127 quarterbacks from 56 different high schools since the honor's inception in 2020.
 
Manning Award Futures – High School QBs of the Week, 12/2/25:
 
Amari Ambrose, Belle Chasse (1-of-1, 166 total yards, 3 TDs)
Ambrose completed his only pass but it was a 23-yard touchdown pass, and he also ran for 142 yards and two more scores as the third-seeded Cardinals dominated No. 11 West Feliciana, 39-16, in a Division II nonselect quarterfinal victory on Friday.
 
Vashaun Coulon, St. Augustine (10-of-12, 271 total yards, 4 TDs)
Coulon, who passed for 162 yards and ran for 109, scored on a 58-yard touchdown run and added a pair of TD passes in the first quarter as the Purple Knights jumped out early and rolled to a 35-10 win over Rummel in a Division I select quarterfinal showdown on Friday at Tad Gormley Stadium
 
Landree LeBlanc, St Charles Catholic (13-of-17, 204 total yards, 1 TD)
LeBlanc scored on a 1-yard touchdown dive early in the second quarter to open the scoring and the top-seeded Comets broke open a close game and cruised to a 31-0 win over No. 8 E.D. White in a Division II select quarterfinal on Friday night at Frank Monica Field.
 
Jajuan Jackson, St. James (8-of-10, 288 total yards, 3 TDs)
Jackson connected on three touchdown passes, including a 62-yard delivery, as he led No. 3 St. James to an impressive 57-13 win over No. 6 Oak Grove in a Division III select quarterfinal Friday night in Vacherie.
 
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.