A week of preparation for La Center’s biggest game of the season against rival Seton Catholic was thrown into disarray just a couple minutes into the first quarter Friday.

Quarterback Nate Rembisz took off running on the Wildcats’ opening drive and sustained a hard hit from Seton Catholic defensive back Xavier Crank, resulting in an elbow injury that knocked him out of the game.

But La Center learned a valuable lesson in a hard-fought 12-7 loss to Seton Catholic , one the Wildcats can carry forward into the Week 10 state preliminary round. La Center (7-2) will host Granite Falls (8-1) Saturday at 2 p.m.

“You have to deal with whatever life gives you, and you can’t have what-ifs,” La Center coach John Lambert said. “It sounds like Nate, nothing is broken there, so I don’t know if he’s

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