Prep Roller Hockey: Rancho Bernardo High’s Sagara named CIF Player of the Year

There is never a moment in the roller hockey rink when Geoffrey Sagara is not giving 100 percent of his effort.

Whether it is an opportunity to score a goal, create one or stop one from happening, Sagara is giving his all.

The effort of the Rancho Bernardo High senior was noticed and honored by other coaches around the area, as Sagara was named the CIF Player of the Year and the North County Player of the Year.

“This is probably his last year playing and it is nice to see him get recognized for the effort he gives and he has just been great on both offense and defense,” said Pat Sagara, Geoffrey’s father and coach of the Broncos. “Coaches tell me he is hard to prepare for because he will take another option if he take away his first one.”

Sagara helped lead Rancho Bernardo to the Metro Conference regular-season championship and to the No. 1 seed in the playoffs. Rancho Bernardo was slated to play Wednesday, if the Broncos won they will be in Monday’s semifinal game.

Sagara had 36 goals and 30 assists during the regular season.

“This is the second year his assists and goals are about the same,” Pat Sagara said. “That shows what kind of player he is, that he can score but also setup his teammates to score.”

Senior goalie Cameron Richards and junior Nate Kallen were selected to the All-CIF First Team. Spencer Ridout, last year’s CIF Player of the Year, was named second-team all-league.

“Nate has really flown under the radar these past two years,” Pat Sagara said. “It is nice to see that he was noticed this year.”

Poway High’s Shane O’Brien, a defenseman, was named to the All-CIF Second-Team. Eric Wright, a junior forward for the Titans, was selected to the second-team all-league squad.