Impressive feats, considering the Middle Township High graduate is a 6-foot-3 guard. Kerr began starting in mid-December. In the 13 games since, he has only sat out a total of three minutes. He had recorded 14 straight double-doubles going into Tuesday night's game at Washington Adventist, and has averaged 14.6 rebounds (and 4.5 offensive rebounds) since he began starting.
"He's watching his teammates - if they miss, how do they miss?" said Sciences coach Dave Pauley. "We miss a lot of shots this year. It helps his rebounding."
Garret said he didn't run away from his father's sport intentionally.
"I was skating from basically when I could walk," Garret said.
But growing up in Avalon - "Not necessarily a hockey town. You need ice," Garret said - his parents would have to get to Vineland for him to play hockey, which he did for a time.
But basketball was easier. The recreation center was around the corner and a hoop was in the driveway. Also, the family had a house in Vermont and would go up there to ski and snowboard, so Garret wasn't always around for weekend hockey games. It was a tough commitment to make.
Bottom line: The son had choices the father never had. Growing up in a small town just outside Windsor, Ontario, Tim Kerr knew his sport was a year-round preoccupation.
"In the summer time, you're playing in the school parking lot," the father said of hockey. "I do remember trying basketball. But I wasn't too coordinated. I wasn't very good."
He was spectacular at hockey. The Flyers' Hall of Famer scored 50 goals for four consecutive seasons, holds the franchise record with 145 power-play goals, and still is the top-scoring right winger in Flyers history, and third overall with 363 goals. This despite 13 separate operations during 13 NHL seasons.
Garret has watched film of his father, and seen how hard it was to move him.
