Tri-Nine All-Conference football team (Defense)

2009 Tri-Nine All Conference awards

Defensive Player of the Year: Matt Laxton, senior LB, Middle Creek (pictured right) 

Defensive First Team

DL              Tremayne Dennis  12th   Holly Springs

                   Phillip Ochieng      11th   Cary

                   Brandon Smith      12th   Middle Creek

                   Shawn Underwood  11th   Fuquay-Varina

LB               Britt Cherry          11th   Middle Creek

                   Mike Fogg (left)    12th   Apex

                   Isaac Minor          12th   Fuquay-Varina

                   Israel Williams      11th   Lee County

DB              Xavier Bailey            12th   Holly Springs

                   Lucas Edmisten        12th   Cary

                   Garrett Rider (right) 12th   Middle Creek

                   Pete Singer              12th   Athens Drive

Defensive Second Team

DL              Tyler Bailey                    12th  Panther Creek

                   Zach Bender  (left, 42)    11th   Athens Drive

                   Ralphael Bernard           11th   Cary

                   Anthony Sumter            12th   Athens Drive

LB              Cameron Boone        11th   Athens Drive

                   Tommy Robinson     11th   Cary

                   Nolan Volk               12th   HollySprings

                   T.J. Weinberg           12th   Middle Creek

DB              Isaiah Johnson          11th   Panther Creek 

                   Jordan Mays (right)   12th   Middle Creek

                   Malcom Thaxton       11th   Fuquay-Varina

                   Ulysses Upchurch     11th  Lee County

Position in alphabetical order, not order of vote.