{"id":2608,"date":"2026-06-13T11:03:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T11:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2608"},"modified":"2026-06-13T11:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T11:03:12","slug":"48th-shriners-classic-a-special-moment-for-cousins-wally-and-steve-dembowski-to-share-on-sidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2608","title":{"rendered":"48th Shriners Classic a special moment for cousins Wally and Steve Dembowski to share on sidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WESTWOOD \u2014 Ahead of the 48th annual Shriners All-Star Classic at Xaverian Brothers, Winchester football coach Wally Dembowski was only willing to coach the North team if his younger cousin, Steve Dembowski, agreed to take charge of the South squad.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It didn\u2019t take much for Steve, the head coach at Milton, to agree to his cousin\u2019s terms. For the first time, the two longtime Massachusetts football coaches stood on opposite sidelines. <\/span><\/p>\n

The South prevailed, 6-0, in a defensive battle, giving Steve Dembowski his first all-star game victory in his fourth attempt.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cTo win one, it was nice,\u201d he said. \u201cWe turned the ball over late in the game twice in our own end, and our kids were able to keep them out. That was just guts.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Wally was Steve\u2019s motivation in football. Steve played at Swampscott, where he also coached for 16 years, and Wally played in Danvers. Wally went on to star at Holy Cross and even had a couple of professional tryouts, so Steve looked up to him and ended up playing tight end at UMass.<\/span><\/p>\n

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