Bryan Station High School, founded in 1958, is a high school within the Fayette County Public Schools system in

Lexington, Kentucky Lexington is a city in Kentucky, United States that is the county seat of Fayette County, Kentucky, Fayette County. By population, it is the List of cities in Kentucky, second-largest city in Kentucky and List of United States cities by popul ...

, United States. During the 2006–2007 school year, students were moved to their newly built school known as Bryan Station High. The school was named for

Bryan Station Bryan Station (also Bryan's Station, and often misspelled Bryant's Station) was an early fortified settlement in Lexington, Kentucky. It was located on present-day Bryan Station Road, about three miles (5 km) northeast of New Circle Road, on ...

, an 18th-century pioneer settlement. The school's sports teams are called the Defenders, and the school

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is the "Mean Man"; the school says "His persona reflects the heritage of the pioneers at the siege of Bryan Station Fort between the British and Indians in 1782."About Us – School History
Bryan Station High School website (accessed September 30, 2017).

Athletics

The Defenders support 15 different sports teams including football, basketball, soccer, baseball, wrestling, softball, volleyball, tennis, lacrosse, swimming and track and field. The Defenders' football team won the 1971 2A title. The Defenders' boys track team took home titles in 1971, 1975, and 1979–83. Athletic teams typically play against other teams from Fayette County, including

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, Lafayette High School, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, and

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Notable alumni

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– Politician; former mayor of Lexington and congressman. * Cornell Burbage – NFL player *

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– NFL player *

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– former

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infielder *

Jack Givens Jack "Goose" Givens (born September 21, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats, earning consensus second-team All-American honors. He led the team to the 1978 NCAA Men' ...

– NBA player *

Teresa Isaac Teresa Isaac, an American politician, served as mayor of Lexington, Kentucky from 2003 to 2007. Political life Isaac was elected to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government council as an At-Large member in 1988. In 1992, she was reelected ...

– Politician; former mayor of Lexington. * Tony Jackson – NBA player * Devon Key - NFL player * Frank LeMaster – NFL player *

Shelvin Mack Shelvin Bernard Mack Jr. (born April 22, 1990) is an American former professional basketball player who is an analyst for CBS Sports. He played college basketball for the Butler Bulldogs. High school career Mack attended Bryan Station High Scho ...

– NBA player * Eric Shelton – NFL player *

Mohamed Thiaw Mohamed Thiaw (born January 24, 1995) is a Senegalese soccer player. Career College Born in Dakar, Senegal, Thiaw moved to Lexington, Kentucky as a 15-year-old where he attended Bryan Station High School and after graduation attended Cinci ...

— MLS player *

Melvin Turpin Melvin Harrison Turpin (December 28, 1960 – July 8, 2010) was an American professional basketball player. He played five seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was an All-American college player at the University of Kentucky, ...

– NBA playerMelvin Turpin NBA stats
basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on September 2, 2014.

References

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