NEW ORLEANS (November 23, 2020) – 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. Fans now have the opportunity to go to Twitter (@SugarBowlNola) to vote for their favorite performance of the week.
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The Manning Award, which recognizes the top collegiate quarterback in the nation on an annual basis, was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in 2004 to honor the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. For the past decade, the Sugar Bowl and the Manning Award have recognized top collegiate quarterbacks on a weekly basis.
“Given the Sugar Bowl’s long-standing support of high school athletics in the state, we felt this was a natural,” said Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley. “There are so many great performances by high school quarterbacks in the New Orleans area each week that deserve recognition. Our partnership with the Manning family on the collegiate award has been special, and we think the Manning Award Futures can grow into something special as well. It should be fun.”
Manning Award Futures – High School QBs of the Week, 11/23/20:
Caivyn Johnson, West Jefferson (10-of-15, 184 yards, 2 TDs)
Johnson, who also ran for a seven-yard touchdown, threw a game-sealing 33-yard TD pass to lift the Buccaneers to a 31-12 victory over East Jefferson and clinch a playoff berth for the first time since 2013.
Kendell Sampson, St. Augustine (17-of-27, 268 yards, 5 TDs)
Sampson, who also ran for 48 yards and a two-point conversion, led the Purple Knights to seven touchdowns as St. Aug broke open a tight game at halftime to roll to a 56-35 win over Holy Cross at Yenni Stadium.
A.J. Samuel, Edna Karr (18-of-23, 183 yards, 5 TDs)
Samuel led the Cougars to touchdowns on six of their first seven possessions as they rolled to a 40-6 District 10-4A win over Helen Cox at Hoss Memtsas Stadium.
Kyle Wickersham, Archbishop Rummel (16-of-26, 192 yards, 2 TDs)
Wickersham, who also rushes for 59 yards and a touchdown, leads the Raider offense in a 36-13 victory over Jesuit at Yenni Stadium.
Sam Willie from Lakeshore High was last week’s top Manning Award Futures vote-getter. The sophomore had an exceptional game, completing 24-of-29 for 294 yards and four touchdowns as the Titans rolled to a 41-14 win over previously unbeaten Pearl River to put themselves in position for a fourth consecutive District 9-4A title.
The Allstate Sugar Bowl has established itself as one of the premier college football bowl games, having hosted 28 national champions, 97 Hall of Fame players, 50 Hall of Fame coaches and 18 Heisman Trophy winners in its 86-year history. The 86th Allstate Sugar Bowl Football Classic, which will double as a College Football Playoff Semifinal, is scheduled to be played on January 1, 2021. In addition to football, the Sugar Bowl Committee annually invests over $1.6 million into the community through the hosting and sponsorship of sporting events, awards and clinics. Through these efforts, the organization supports and honors thousands of student-athletes each year, while injecting over $2.7 billion into the local economy in the last decade.
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