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KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa – Tyler Smith says he’s been living with a scorching memory since April.

He and his Kadena Panthers led 2-0 over host Nile C. Kinnick in the wind, cold and rain at Yokosuka Naval Base’s Berkey Field … only to see the Red Devils come from behind to win the Far East Division I boys soccer tournament crown.

Smith and his teammates get a chance for redemption starting Monday, when the Panthers and three other DODEA-Pacific Division I teams hit the pitch at Camp Humphreys for three days of tournament action.

“It (final loss) motivates me a lot. I don’t want to go back to that place,” said Smith, who has 20 goals and seven assists this season for a Panthers team that’s gone 14-0-0. “I want to bring home that banner, which we haven’t done in seven years.”

One of those wins came April 13, at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, where Kadena shut out the defending D-I champion Red Devils 2-0. And that was without three of the Panthers’ top strikers, Frank Stare – who transferred from Kubasaki – and brothers Elijah and Yoshua Whipp.

“Now, we’ll have all of our offensive options,” Panthers coach Abe Summers said. “We had our defensive options there (at Iwakuni) and showed what we could do defensively. We just need to put it all together” at Far East.

With the Whipp brothers and Stare back in the lineup for Kadena, “we have a really good chance,” Smith said. “Those three make us exponentially better, they elevate our level of play.”

The Red Devils (13-2-1) plan to be ready for whatever comes their way, particularly Kadena, Kinnick coach Tim Rippeth said.

“We know they’re a good team, so we know what we have to do,” he said after the defeat at Iwakuni.

Three other Far East tournaments will be ongoing at the same time: the Division I girls square off at Guam High for the first time with eight teams in the field. Division II girls returns to Robert D. Edgren and Division II boys is at Matthew C. Perry; all are slated for Monday-Wednesday.

Division I girls

The girls large-schools tournament field is as big as it’s been in 10 years, with the addition of John F. Kennedy and Notre Dame of Guam. Kubasaki coach Chris Eastman says he and the Dragons (7-0-2) are all too aware of the challenges that lie ahead.

“We’ve been fortunate to have consistency, players who have been with us for three years,” Eastman said of his Dragons, who have last year’s top Pacific goal scorer in junior Solares Solano (36).

The Dragons won both the Naha Mayor’s Trophy and American School In Japan spring soccer festival titles. Their run of success began two springs ago when they won the All-DODEA Japan tournament.

“That’s where it all started,” Eastman said. “This group has some tournament experience that will prove beneficial.”

The Dragons will also face a Kinnick (17-1-3) squad deep in offense; Bree Withers, Scarlet Seiders, Jaylah Petty, Giovanna Kennedy and Alyssa Staples have combined for 90 goals, and Withers leads the Pacific with 26 assists. Ny’Kale Penn leads a Guam High squad also deep in scoring.

ASIJ, which finished fifth in last year’s Far East, has “improved a lot” since last year, Eastman said. The Dragons beat Mustangs in penalties at the ASIJ tournament.

Division II boys

DODEA teams might find this a chase to see who finishes second behind powerhouse Christian Academy Japan. The Knights won last year’s tournament, have won five D-II titles total and eight overall, including three D-I crowns.

“You can’t make any mistakes against this team,” coach Trent Anderson of Yokota (11-6-2), which finished fourth last year. “There’s not really a weak player on that team. You have to play smart.”

The Panthers will rely on scoring aces Toby Canales (15 goals) and Kysiem Banks (9). Zama (6-10-3) is led by Jadyn Parker (15) and Kaisei Muta (7).

E.J. King (7-8-2) is paced by Damian Perez (14), while host Matthew C. Perry (6-10-4), which has six D-II titles but none since 2016, gets its fuel from Ren Spinosi (13) and Preston Ramirez (6).

Division II girls

E.J. King’s girls sports program has been on something of a roll, having won last year’s D-II tournament as well as D-II tennis and girls basketball this school year.

The Cobras (15-5-2) return senior Maliwan Schinker, who this year leads the Pacific in scoring with 38 goals. Despite coming into this Far East without two of their key departed stars, Aileen FitzGerald and Madylyn O’Neill, Schinker still rates the Cobras’ chances as good.

“We’re going to play every match as hard as we can,” Schinker said. “You have to use your strengths, know your strengths. We’re not going to underestimate anyone. We’re going to play every match hard, still.”

Yokota (11-5-2), last year’s runner-up, still brings plenty of firepower in senior Hailey Riddels (25 goals) and freshman Aubrey Oh, with 22 goals and 13 assists.

Perry (7-12-1) can be a handful despite a sub-.500 record, with freshman Leilani Zuniga (13 goals), McKenzie Mitchell and Sasha Malone.

Osan (5-4-2) is another one to watch, with senior Tatiana Lunn (17 goals) and junior midfielder Clarice Lee (5 goals, 6 assists). The Cougars hold the Pacific record with eight D-II titles but haven’t won since 2013.