Semoball Awards: Kannon Carr maintained high GPA during 3-sport schedule

Kannon Carr is presented the Bank of Missouri Male Scholar Athlete of the Year Award during 2022 Semoball Awards presented by SoutheastHEALTH was held on Friday, July 8, at LaCroix Church in Cape Girardeau.

Special to the SOUTHEAST MISSOURIAN/Indian Hampton

There was one last award for Kannon Carr to add to his trophy case before closing out his high school athletic career as he won The Bank of Missouri Male Scholar Athlete of the Year award at the 2022 Semoball Awards recently.

Carr was a three sport athlete at Poplar Bluff and will be playing baseball at Jefferson College.

“I was a little surprised to win it,” Carr said. “I’m friends with one of the finalists and he was valedictorian at his school so I was kind of shocked when I heard my name as the winner.”

Carr was able to excel on the gridiron, hardwood and diamond all while maintaining an 11.191/10.0 GPA.

Mercy is the presenting sponsor of the Semoball Awards, the area’s premier awards show recognizing student-athletes and coaches in Southeast Missouri.

“My teachers, peers and even my parents helped me achieve this award,” Carr said. “There were a lot of late night study sessions for sure.”

Last fall, Carr led the Mules to a 7-4 record as the starting quarterback and received SEMO North All-Conference and Class 5 All-Region honors. He was also a finalist for the Carr Trophy and a Football-Offense finalist at the Semoball Awards.

He threw for 2,216 yards and 19 touchdowns while running for seven more scores and 210 yards, averaging 4.8 yards per carry. During a four-year career, Carr threw for 5,421 yards ranking third most in program history with 44 touchdowns.

In basketball, he helped Poplar Bluff reach the state quarterfinal in 2021 and the Mules went 16-9 this past season.

On the baseball field, Carr was the ace on the mound with the Mules going 9-15 this past spring and will continue to develop his pitching skills at the college level. Carr was on the Mules baseball team for only three years due to COVID-19 canceling the 2020 season.

“It’s all been coming to an end this past year as far as my high school career,” Carr said. “I’m glad I got something out of it to close it out.”

With one chapter closed, Carr knows he couldn’t do it all alone.

“It feels good to end my high school career on a high note,” Carr said. “A lot of work was put into this along with help from teammates, friends, parents, teachers and coaches along the way.”