With just a pair of games left in the regular season, the Bountiful girls’ soccer team is in good shape. 

The 11-3 Redhawks are 10-2 in Region 5, half a game in front of Clearfield for the top spot. Perhaps more importantly, Bountiful is fifth in the RPI rankings, meaning it would have a first-round bye to start the playoffs. 

Bountiful took care of Viewmont on Tuesday, winning 4-1 on the road. It was similar to the Redhawks’ 4-0 shutout of the Vikings on Aug. 31 in the last meeting between the teams. This time around, Bountiful had two goals in each half. Myka Page had a stat-filling day, as she scored twice and had two assists on the day. Caroline Hellewell also had two assists. She had a goal too, as did Ellyse Kessler. Daisy Williams played goalie in the first half and got credited with half a shutout, as she didn’t allow anything past her. 

On Sept. 14, Bountiful didn’t have much trouble with Northridge in a 4-0 shutout on the road. Four Redhawks scored in the game: Page, Kessler, Hellewell, and Oakley Jensen. Hellewell and Bell Sorensen had two assists, while Williams got the shutout. 

Bountiful plays at home against Clearfield in a huge match on Thursday. The winner will win the region title and could move up in RPI rankings. The final regular season game for the Redhawks is at home against Box Elder on Sept. 26. 

Woods Cross

The Wildcats are right in the middle of the Region 5 race with a 6-6 mark in league play. Woods Cross is also 7-6 overall and has the No. 14 spot in the RPI rankings. 

Woods Cross is riding a two-game winning streak, scoring three goals in both victories. On Tuesday, the Wildcats beat Bonneville 3-2 in an exciting game. Playing on its home field, Woods Cross got goals from three different players, as Nixon Milliron, Bailey Brown and Oakley Anderson scored. Anderson and Clara Howes had assists. Woods Cross was down 1-0 at halftime but had all three of its goals in the second half. 

On Sept. 14, Woods Cross beat up on Viewmont 3-0 on the road. Howes had two goals, while Anderson had a goal and an assist. The Wildcats once again had a productive second half, this time scoring twice. On Thursday, Woods Cross hosts Roy, a team it beat 5-1 earlier in the year. On Sept. 26, the Wildcats wrap up the regular season with a game at Northridge. 

Keeper Elsie Roberts, Woods Cross (with ball) holds onto the ball despite a hard hit by Viewmont’s Mazie Tullis. The Wildcats also held onto the lead beating the Vikings 3 - 0. Photo by Roger V. Tuttle

Viewmont

With two games left to play in the regular season, the Vikings are looking to go out on a high note. The team has lost 10 of its 12 league games and is 3-11 overall.

In Viewmont’s loss to Bountiful on Tuesday, Mazie Tullis assisted on a second-half goal by Mille Egnew. It was the first career goal for the sophomore and the fourth assist of the season for Tullis, a junior. 

On Thursday, Viewmont will entertain Box Elder, which beat the Vikings 5-1 on Aug. 24. A winnable game is on the slate for the finale on Sept. 26 against 3-8 Roy. Viewmont earned one of its two region wins the last time it played Roy, prevailing 2-0 on Aug. 29.