After losing its first two games in Region 7 play, Provo needed to make some changes. Pulling back last year's leading goalscorer to the midfield and sending a first-year player to take her place didn't seem to be it.

Gina Soto, switching places with Amber Wadsworth up front, scored her second goal of the season midway through the second half, lifting the homestanding Bulldogs to a 1-0 region win over Timpview at Provo on Thursday.

Soto turned deep in T'Bird territory and fired a shot across the goal that finally broke a scoreless tie.

"She's a great little player," Chilcoat said. "She dribbles well. She's new to our program and she'll be a great asset done the road. It's great to have her on our team."

Wadsworth, who led 4A with 20 goals last season and was tied for the second-most already this year, directed the offense from the mid. At first, the changes, along with a tough Timpview defense, kept the Bulldogs rusty, but ultimately the change worked.

"We changed some things up and came out a little tentative," Chilcoat said. "At the half I told them, 'We've just got to have fun. Just play soccer. Forget about everything I said.' It was a good win. We needed that."

The remainder of the game was one for the defensive enthusiast, with Timpview getting the best chances on goal. T'Bird sophomore forward Kelsey Badger had two different one-on-one situations with Bulldog goalkeeper Katie Liston, but Liston denied Badger on diving saves each time.

"I thought we created a lot of chances," said Timpview coach Adam Sanchez. "I thought we were the most dangerous team, we just didn't put them away. We dominated for good stretches of the match, so we'll take confidence from this loss."

In goal for Timpview was senior Kimmy Bramble. With their starting keeper out with a broken toe and the backup ill, Bramble stepped in and held her own despite not having played the keeper position.

"She'll do anything for the team," Sanchez said. "She'll die for the team and I think all the players would die for her. The defense played for her and fought hard for her."

But it was the defense and goalkeeping of Provo (4-3-0, 1-2-0) that earned the shutout and the win. Liston, along with Sepi Ika, Whitney Hoopes, Hillary Jarman and Jessie Andersen, all of whom are seniors, held solid despite the Timpview (1-3-1, 1-1-0) pressure.

• Tooele 2, Payson 1: At Tooele, Kahri Golden and Airica Stewart both scored for the Buffaloes (3-3-1, 1-2-0) to keep the Lions (1-6-0, 0-3-0) winless in Region 7. Ellary Swenson scored the Lions' lone goal.

• Bingham 3, Pleasang Grove 0: At South Jordan, the Vikings (0-4-2) are still winless after dropping their game against the Miners (1-4-1).

•¬  Timpanogos 4, Skyline 1: At Orem, Marissa Nimmer and Gel Dickson scored two goals apiece as Timpanogos improved to 4-1-0 overall with a win over Skyline.

Mckenzie Adams, Shelby Bruning, Shelby Murray had one assist each for the Timberwolves. Alexa Anderson got the win in goal.

The visiting Eagles scored the first goal, as Elizabeth Corrigan got one past Anderson about five miutes into the game. But it was all Timpanogos after that, as the T'Wolves led 2-1 at the break.

Timpanogos opens Region 4 play next Thursday at 4 p.m. at Lone Peak.

• Waterford 4, American Fork 1: At American Fork, Kimi Miyashima had a hat trick (three goals) and Cami Phillips had two assists to lead Waterford (5-1-0) past American Fork (0-4-0).

Amy Krommenhoek scored the only goal for the Cavemen.

• Taylorsville 3, Spanish Fork 1: At Spanish Fork, the Dons came out listless and the Warriors took advantage. Alisha Riggs scored two goals within two minutes of each other early in the first half to lead Taylorsville (5-0-0) past one of Region 4's top teams. After going into halftime down 2-0, Spanish Fork (4-2-0) played with more energy in the second half. But it wasn't enough. Heather Saxton scored the Warriors' third goal while Courtney Acosta notched the lone goal for the Dons. Prior to Thursday afternoon's matchup, Taylorsville had outscored its opponents 20-0.

• Lehi 1, Wasatch 0: At Heber City, senior Alyssa Hill slashed through the Wasps' defense and scored the game's lone goal with seven minutes left in the contest. In a defensive struggle, Wasatch (2-3-0) never really had a scoring chance, managing just four shots. Lindsay Judd had the assist on the score and goalie Briar Sands got the win for the still-undefeated Pioneers (4-0-1).

• ALA 2, Layton Christian 1: At Spanish Fork, the Eagles led 2-1 at halftime and then hung on the rest of the way to edge Layton Christian (0-1-0, 0-1-0). Morgan Lebitt scored the go-ahead goal for the ALA (1-3-0, 1-0-0 on a feed from Makayla Anderson. Lebitt ended up scoring both of her team's goals. The game was the Region 14 opener for both teams.

• South Sevier 3, Gunnison 2: In a Region 13 battle at Gunnison, Allie Broughton had a first-half hat trick to lead the Rams (2-1-0, 2-1-0) past the Bulldogs (0-5-0, 0-3-0).

• Beaver 3, Manti 2: At Beaver, the home team scored twice in the second half, breaking a 1-1 halftime tie, to edge Manti (2-3-0, 2-1-0) in Region 13.

Dayne Joseph, Meranda Martin and Chamaya Kia had a goal each for Beaver (3-2-0, 3-0-0). Cozette Gordillo scored both of Manti's goals.