Lima Senior head coach Andre Griffin, with a year of head coaching experience under his belt, learned a lot in his first season and he expects to build on the successes and gain knowledge from the mistakes. The one area he already is one step ahead is preparation. Last season, the Spartans and Griffin were still learning each other’s style and skill set so it took a while for the Spartans to hit their stride. After opening the season 2-0, the Spartans dropped the next two by games by a single touchdown and cruised into the halfway mark at 3-2 with a win over Fremont Ross, 33-14. That was the beginning of a three-game winning streak that was highlighted by an exciting 28-21 over Findlay.