MOULTRIE – What North Gwinnett’s Ryan Hall’s right arm is capable of is well-documented.

As a pitcher in the spring for the Bulldogs, he has been impressive enough to be headed to Georgia Tech to play baseball.

And, of course, he is in his third season as the starting quarterback on the North Gwinnett football team.

Last year, he threw for 2,178 yards and 25 touchdowns, with just four interceptions.

And the Georgia Power 100 selection opened this, his senior season in fine fashion, completing 8-of-15 passes for 127 yards and three touchdowns in the Bulldogs 39-17 season-opening win over McEachern in the Corky Kell + Dave Hunter Kickoff Classic.

When the Bulldogs visit Tom White Field at Mack Tharpe Stadium on Friday, they will bring veteran receiver Erik Ronning, who had 34 catches for 584 yards and scored eight touchdowns last year. He had two catches for 60 yards and a score against McEachern.

Nick Bookman also is back after catching 34 balls for 377 yards and four touchdowns last season.

He had three pass receptions for 41 yards and two touchdowns against the Indians.

Colquitt County defensive coordinator Jeremy Rowell certainly respects how successfully Hall has thrown the football and how many targets he has at his disposal.

But he also is cognizant of Hall’s ability to tuck the ball and run when he sees fit.

He ran for 723 yards and 11 touchdowns a year ago and gained 70 on the ground in the win over McEachern.

“He can run,” Rowell said. “And that creates other issues. We’ve got to defend him (rushing the football) as well.”

Hall is just one of several quality runners who will line up the Bulldogs backfield.

North Gwinnett ran the ball 41 times for 234 yards against McEachern, with Tommy Lafayette, a transfer from Lambert, doing most of the damage.

He carried just nine times, but ran up 79 yards and scored a touchdown.

Kalil Mazone carried 17 times, added 62 yards and scored twice.

“They are going to try to run the ball,” Rowell said.

And they will try to run behind a line that includes 250-pound Zach Lewis, 289-pound Chase Morrow, 251-pound Christian O’Dell, 245-pound Josh Jones, 260-pound Deonte Benson and 220-pound Quintin White.

When the Bulldogs choose to run, they will go into the teeth of the Packer defense’s strong suit.

Expected to start across the front will be ends Nyneson Jeudy, a 270-pound sophomore and 240-pound senior Amari Wilson, who has committed to East Carolina.

Senior Jartavious Flounoy, a 272-pounder, will be on the nose.

Colquitt has 13 sacks in the first two games, including 10 against Monroe.

Flounoy and Jeudy each have three and Wilson has two.

“They are our bell cows for sure,” Rowell said. “They’ve made a bunch of plays up front.

“We’ve just got to keep them in the right position and not let them get stagnant.”

The three linebackers will be Chance Sims, Bryce Toomer and Ra’Quavian Kinsey.

Toomer leads the team with 12 total tackles. Kinsey has 11.

Ramsey Dennis will be the nickel back.

In the deep secondary will be corners Jah’Boris Fuller and Ry’Sheed Fuller, free safety Roderick Carter and strong safety Alfonso McNeil.

Ry’Sheed Fuller and Dyi James each has an interception.

After way too many penalties in the season-opening wins over West High of Utah and Monroe, Rowell called dealing with those issues “step No. 1.”

“We’re not playing bad,” he said. “We are just making a ton of mistakes. We’re playing hard but getting in our way a little bit.

“We’ve been out of control sometimes and when you are out of control, bad things can happen.”

But, he added, “It’s not for lack of effort. We are playing fast and hard.”