Allstate Sugar Bowl announces latest Manning Award Futures

Four NOLA area QBs spotlighted by the Sugar Bowl; fans can vote for favorite on Twitter

NEW ORLEANS – 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.

VOTE HERE!

That's a lot of TD's between the 4 of them, check out the stats in the tweet above & cast your vote now!

— Allstate Sugar Bowl (@SugarBowlNola) October 11, 2022

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.

Manning Award Futures – High School QBs of the Week, 10/11/22:

Amaré Cooper, St. Augustine (21-of-35, 302 yards, 4 TDs)
Cooper connected on four first-half touchdowns, including a 93-yard TD hook-up, as the Purple Knights posted a 40-21 win over Holy Cross in District 9-4A action.

Royal Falgout, John Ehret (5-of-11, 272 total yards, 4 TDs)
Falgout connected on three TD passes, including short throws that went for long TDs of 36 and 94 yards, and also ran for 116 yards, including a 62-yard TD of his own, as the Patriots picked up their first win of the season, 47-7, over Grace King in their District 8-5A opener.

Sam Willie, Lakeshore (12-of-15, 185 yards, 4 total TDs)
Willie passed for two touchdowns and ran for two more as the Titans improved their district winning streak to 18 games with a 35-26 District 8-4A victory over Salmen.

D’Wanye Winfield, Lutcher (13-of-15, 427 total yards, 7 TDs)
Winfield runs for 237 yards and five touchdowns while passing for 190 yards and two more scores as the Bulldogs roll to a 62-35 victory over Thibodaux.

The Allstate Sugar Bowl has established itself as one of the premier college football bowl games, having hosted 28 national champions, 100 Hall of Fame players, 51 Hall of Fame coaches and 20 Heisman Trophy winners in its 88-year history. The 89th annual Sugar Bowl Classic is scheduled to be played on Saturday, December 31, 2022. 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 $2.2 billion into the local economy in the last decade. For more information, visit www.AllstateSugarBowl.org.