<p>COLUMBUS</p>
<p>Friday night’s football season opener at Columbus North couldn’t have gone much worse for Franklin.</p>
<p>Standout linebacker Clayton Coll, the son of coach Chris Coll and a Ball State recruit, was injured after a four-yard carry late in the first quarter and did not return. He was on crutches with a knee wrapped at halftime.</p>
<p>Late in the third quarter, Coll collapsed while sitting on a training table on the sideline. Chris Coll said Clayton had low blood sugar, but that he was okay.</p>
<p>To add insult to injury, Franklin was outmatched on the field in a 64-7 loss.</p>
<p>The Bull Dogs drove into the red zone on their first offensive series, but had to settle for a 32-yard field goal by Spencer Rivera. Then, on their second possession, Trenton Kelley found Giovanni Alejandro wide open behind the Franklin defense for a 59-yard touchdown and a 10-0 lead. North added to its lead when Kelley snuck it in from the 2.</p>
<p>The Grizzly Cubs drove to the Bull Dogs’ 11 on their next series before Spencer Downhour missed a 28-yard field goal. But Franklin got the ball back and needed only three plays to drive 57 yards. A 42-yard run by quarterback Drew Byerly set up a 15-yard touchdown pass from Byerly to Peyton Ruble on the first play of the second quarter that cut the lead to 17-7.</p>
<p>The rest of the quarter, and the game, belonged to North. Kelley hit Preston Terrell for an 11-yard score, and third-string running back Daveed Jolley scored on runs of 10 and 5 yards after short fields set up by a fumble and a blocked punt.</p>
<p>The Grizzly Cubs did recover two fumbles of their own in the second quarter but were unable to capitalize.</p>
<p>The Bull Dogs erased any doubt by scoring touchdowns the first three times they had the ball in the third quarter. Kelley and Alejandro connected for a second time for a 22-yard score. Starting running back Michael Johnson ran five yards for a score, and backup Blake Huffman went in from the 14 for a 58-7 lead.</p>
<p>A fourth running back, Royce Lofton, added a 2-yard run in the fourth quarter.</p>
<p>Byerly finished 12 of 30 passing for 68 yards. Noah McCann carried nine times for 64 yards, and Cody Richards had four catches for 22 yards for Franklin.</p>