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Bonneville High's Marley Chournos, left, and Farmington's Sophie Jones battle for a high ball on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington Terrace.

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Bonneville High's Liliana Amarillo attempts to ward off a Farmington challenger on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington Terrace.

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Bonneville goal keeper Lily Atkinson, center, leaps in an attempt to block a Farmington shot on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington Terrace.

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Bonneville High's Kambry Dalton tries to keep possession against a challenge from a Farmington player, rear, on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington Terrace.

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Bonneville's Miley Falk, right, tries to direct the ball away from Farmington's Morgan Snell on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington Terrace.

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Bonneville High's Alanna Smith moves the ball in a match against Farmington on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington Terrace.

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Bonneville High's Liliana Amarillo tries to corral a bouncing ball during a match against Farmington on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington Terrace.

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Bonneville High's Maggie Anderson directs the ball near the sideline during a match against Farmington on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington Terrace.

BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner

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WASHINGTON TERRACE — Bonneville High girls soccer stepped away from its crowded 5A Region 5 schedule on Tuesday, hosting non-region foe 6A Farmington.

And things did not go well for the home team.

The Phoenix scored on a penalty kick early in the match, then added three goals in the second half, blowing out Bonneville 4-1.

“It was interesting. It was tough. The biggest thing was having the girls believe in themselves. They were a little nervous and it got in their heads — playing a big 6A school — but once they calmed down, they seemed to do a lot better,” Bonneville coach Brady Nicholls said. “It was good for them. They need to learn how to lose before they can win big. A game like this will teach them more than a blowout win will.”

Farmington senior captain Taytem Grant scored a hat trick, including the first-half penalty kick in the 10th minute.

“I got a ball played through, and I knew she (Bonneville keeper Lily Atkinson) was going to step forward, so I checked up and let her hit me first, fell over her and got the PK,” Grant said. “Every game where we get an early lead picks us up, and helps our attitude; like we’ve got this … and keep going.

“I’ve been out with a quad injury for two weeks, so coming back and getting three goals is really helping me gain momentum and get that confidence back that I’ve been missing,” Grant said.

Bonneville (6-3) then regained its footing, kept the Phoenix (6-3) off the board, and went into halftime down 1-0.

“We had a stretch of 15 minutes in the first half where we played well, but got away from it. When we pass the ball around, we get good, but we kicked a lot of long balls and tried to outrun them; it doesn’t work against a team like this,” Nicholls said. “A lot of times, we got it in the midfield and bombed it and hoped our forwards would get to it. It’s almost impossible to score that way.”

Those lapses finally caught up with the Lakers in the second half when Farmington sophomore Morgan Snell netted in the 52nd minute for a 2-0 lead.

Only 52 seconds later, Grant converted her second penalty kick and the Phoenix were soaring 3-0.

“I trapped it; they had a hand ball and I was able to take another PK,” Grant said. “It lifts the game; we wanted to get as many goals as we could.”

Grant doffed her hat trick with a goal in the 71st minute as the Farmington edge ballooned to 4-0 and the Lakers were sinking.

“The wheels fell off a little there. It’s important for our team to not get too down. Back-to- back didn’t make it easy,” Nicholls said. “The girls were tired; that’s part of the reason I don’t like the long ball. When we stop possessing, we get worn out. We were just chasing and running nonstop. We weren’t marking well and got beat in the end.”

Still, it was a deep ball in the 76th minute that finally got the Lakers a goal when junior Kambry Dalton scored from long range.

“I had nothing to lose, so I might as well take the shot,” Dalton said. “Even though we were down four … what’s the point? But we’re going to get better battling these good teams, so it’s worth it.”

Atkinson, a junior, did what she could against a relentless Farmington attack, keeping Bonneville in the game, penalty kicks and all.

“I do my routine and take my time to get on the line. You kind of have to read their hips and their eyes. If they’re looking one way, they’ll probably go the other,” Atkinson said. “(Grant) got me good. A great player like her is going to bury PKs always. It’s a 12-yard shot. It’s made for them to score. Kudos to her; I guessed wrong.”

The Farmington barrage took its toll on Atkinson, who exited the game with an injury after another collision with Grant on the final goal.

“I was getting a lot of action and was getting hit pretty hard left and right. I got hit in the back in the first half and tweaked it on the last goal; maybe a pinched nerve,” Atkinson said. “The competition in 6A is huge, they’re a big group, but we were hungry and wanted it.

“From the start, we said let’s accept the challenge and whatever happens, happens. We came off the field happy with how we played and came together as a team, no matter what the score. It was a good challenge, a good tester,” Atkinson said.

Nicholls also saw glimmers of hope after the loss.

“The ball didn’t bounce our way on a couple of PKs, which are hard to come back from. I was proud of how we finished the game,” Nicholls said. “That late goal carries over to the next game and will help us go from there. Credit to them; they played us tight. We talked about possessing the ball. … Did that more at the end, but a little too late.”