BOONE, N.C. — Seats are on sale now for Appalachian State University football’s 2009 Southern Conference championship banquet, which will be held on Saturday, April 10 at the Holmes Center. Tickets for the event, which includes a social hour, silent auction, dinner and recognition of the five-time-defending SoCon champions, cost $75 per person ($50 of which is tax deductible).

The event begins at 4 p.m. with the social hour and silent auction. The auction will feature signed memorabilia from the 2009 championship campaign and an opportunity to travel with the Mountaineers to the 2010 regular-season finale at Florida, among other items.

Dinner will be served at 6 p.m., followed by the program which will feature head coach Jerry Moore being presented with his Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year award, a re-presentation of the 2009 Walter Payton Award to quarterback Armanti Edwards and the distribution of the Mountaineers’ SoCon championship rings.

Click HERE to register for the 2009 Southern Conference championship banquet online. For more information, call the ASU football office at (828) 262-2501.