This year, the 2012 Washington Blue Lions are transitioning from being a big and powerful team to a team that will rely on their overall speed for team success.

In Bainbridge, the Paint Valley Bearcats are big on honoring their tradition. All anyone has to do is visit a football game and look at the large sign with all the championships hanging on the side of the football locker room.

In Bainbridge, the Paint Valley Bearcats are big on honoring their tradition. All anyone has to do is visit a football game and look at the large sign with all the championships hanging on the side of the football locker room.

"Rebuilding Tradition" is the motto of the 2012 Miami Trace Panthers, and to gain that tradition back, the Panthers have hired a new head coach in 32-year coaching veteran (25 as head coach) Steve Bartlett, as he brings his brand of winning football to Fayette County and the South Central Ohio League.

"Rebuilding Tradition" is the motto of the 2012 Miami Trace Panthers, and to gain that tradition back, the Panthers have hired a new head coach in 32-year coaching veteran (25 as head coach) Steve Bartlett, as he brings his brand of winning football to Fayette County and the South Central Ohio League.

Madison-Plains head coach Mike Siders is entering his second season as the coach of the Golden Eagles, as he continues to mold the Golden Eagles into a program that fits his liking, and step two begins this season.

Madison-Plains head coach Mike Siders is entering his second season as the coach of the Golden Eagles, as he continues to mold the Golden Eagles into a program that fits his liking, and step two begins this season.

The 2012 McClain Tigers are looking to have a vast improvement from an injury-plagued season one year ago, where the Tigers were held to under 100 points on offense and lost their final eight games of the regular season.

The 2012 McClain Tigers are looking to have a vast improvement from an injury-plagued season one year ago, where the Tigers were held to under 100 points on offense and lost their final eight games of the regular season.

The London Red Raiders are set to enter the 2012 season, their final season as a member of the South Central Ohio League (one of the charter members during the re-formation in '03), and with that, they, along with their Madison County counterpart Madison-Plains, will head to the Mid-State League next fall.

The London Red Raiders are set to enter the 2012 season, their final season as a member of the South Central Ohio League (one of the charter members during the re-formation in '03), and with that, they, along with their Madison County counterpart Madison-Plains, will head to the Mid-State League next fall.

The 2012 season is a new, fresh beginning for the Hillsboro Indians as they look to learn from a very rough '11 season and look to make great strides in the coming months to improve a program that wants to build positive consistency.

The 2012 season is a new, fresh beginning for the Hillsboro Indians as they look to learn from a very rough '11 season and look to make great strides in the coming months to improve a program that wants to build positive consistency.

There will be new faces in the starting lineup of the East Clinton Astros this season, but that doesn't mean they won't or can't be successful, because this entire year will be one of change for the Astros, as they are entering their first year as the newest member of the South Central Ohio League.

There will be new faces in the starting lineup of the East Clinton Astros this season, but that doesn't mean they won't or can't be successful, because this entire year will be one of change for the Astros, as they are entering their first year as the newest member of the South Central Ohio League.