It isn’t easy being a defensive player in any All-Star game. Certainly, it’s no different in lacrosse, where Orange senior Jack DiFabio played defenseman for the Blue Squad during the Bull City All-Star Game at Koskinen Stadium  inside Duke University on Wednesday night. DiFabio factored in on several defensive stops as his Blue squad defeated the White team 20-18. It was likely the final lacrosse game for DiFabio, and a fitting place to end his career. DiFabio’s mother, 1991 Orange High graduate Gwen Hall-DIFabio, attended Duke University. During her stint in Durham, the Duke men’s lacrosse team played at Koskinen Stadium and reached the NCAA Tournament four times. DiFabio is part of a senior class that has been the most successful in Orange lacrosse history. During his years as a varsity lacrosse player, DiFabio has been a starter as the Panthers have won consecutive conference championships in consecutive years. It likely would have been three straight conference titles, but the 2020 season was stopped after only six games due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Panthers were 6-0 when the season ended, outscoring opposition 92-33, including a win at Roxboro Community School just before the world shut down as we know it. DiFabio will attend UNC-Wilmington after he graduates from Orange High on Friday. 

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