Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 3/27/25

Springfield-Delco will host a Central League boys’ lacrosse game with Ridley Friday night (7:00) in the inaugural “Stu Brown Cup” to honor the legendary coach who made major contributions to both lacrosse communities.

Coach Brown passed away in December at 95. He is considered the “Father of Springfield Lacrosse” for founding the Springfield Athletic Association program in 1969 and helping found the Springfield high school team in 1973 as a club squad. Springfield soon became a scholastic power and won state championships (then called Avery F. Blake Memorial Trophy winners) in 1978, 1982, and 1992 (and later in 2016 and 2017).

Coach Brown, who was inducted into the Eastern PA Chapter of the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1999, was named the Lacrosse Coaches Association Man of the Year in 1980.

Coach Brown also was a huge contributor to the success at Ridley High. He served as an assistant coach for goalies under Hall of Fame coach Doug Ellers at Ridley and was on staff during four of the Green Raiders’  state championship runs, from 1995 to 2001. Mr. Brown also helped advise Ellers in launching the Ridley youth program in the 1970’s.

The winner of the game Friday will be presented with the “Stu Brown Cup” to be held until the two teams meet again the following year.

“We think it is a great way to honor Stu’s memory and what he did for both programs,” said Springfield-Delco assistant Ryne Adolph.