Schedule-wise, the La Cañada High football team's 2013 season is nearly the exact same as the one before.
Second-year Spartans Coach James Sims hopes to see big changes from the team, though. They'll play the same 10 opponents from 2012 with the only changes being the home-and-away shifts and shuffling the order of the Rio Hondo League schedule.
"I am sure people will see a much better La Cañada football team because we've had a full year working with them now," said Sims, who's made changes to the passing game and in the weight room to prepare for the new year.
While the Spartans enjoyed some home cooking last year, they'll take to the road in their first two games and three of their first four in 2013.
That may not be a bad thing.
Sims would rather play Alhambra, Glendale and Eagle Rock on the road and host Crescenta Valley and Arroyo, which is how things have shaken out for the upcoming year.