Turns out it won’t take 12 months for Westmont High in Campbell to once again host the 46th annual Charlie Wedemeyer high school all-star football game.

That’s because the action between the North and South squads will take place Saturday at 6 p.m. — a strategic move away from the previously perennial summer showcase into January for the select few on 45-player rosters.

“I think they’re just excited because they’re still in school and it’s still kind of fresh,” said South coach Chris Oswald, who’s spent the past decade at the helm in Cupertino. “I’ve done this in the past and they’re so far removed. They’ve decided to move on to school or they’ve already left.”

Numerous standouts on the all-Bay Area Preps HQ football teams will participate in the Wedemeyer Classic, as many under-the-radar prospects seek for a home at the next level in advance of national signing day on Feb. 5.

“We use that to our advantage this year,” North coach Jason Miller said. “I’ve instituted the use of Hudl, so we’re out actually filming all our practices and we’re getting the information out to college coaches.”

Miller is the coach of the year in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League’s El Camino Division after his second season at Gunn, which finished 8-2 overall.

After throwing his hat in the ring for the all-star game, Miller sat in a de facto NFL “War Room” and watched film of the nominees to select his 45-player roster.

“I’m willing to say they’ll love our practice scrimmages more than they’ll love the game, because they’re going to be looking at the clock in the game,” Miller said. “Our practices have been absolutely dynamite.”

The North team features Wilcox running back Paul M. Rosa, along with defensive backs Aizon Henry (Bellarmine) and Isaiah Dwelle (Milpitas).

“Those guys just stand out like two Richard Shermans covering out there,” Miller said.

Rosa, who helped Wilcox claim a CIF state title as junior in 2018, is coming off a season in which he accounted for nearly 2,000 yards from scrimmage and 18 touchdowns.

“He’s been all that’s been advertised with regard to his focus and work ethic,” Miller said.

The North has plenty of options at QB in Silver Creek’s Ricky Anaya, Milpita’s Jovin Becerra and Piedmont Hills’ Matthew Nguyen.

The South installed playbooks for Saratoga’s Payton Stokes and Los Gatos’ Yost Girvan.

“These are nice kids, smart kids,” Oswald said. “Everything that we’ve installed, they’re picking it up so fast.”

Dedication is not an issue for the nearly 100 players committed to the cause.

That includes a trio out of Valley Christian in running back Isaiah McElvane, two-way lineman J.T. Reed and linebacker Michael Corini, not to mention linebackers Andrew Korea (Los Gatos) and Jayden Fulsom (Oak Grove).

“Just to see the sheer size and speed of these kids coming out from the CCS championship teams, you’re seeing talent that you don’t see on a daily basis,” Oswald said. “But when you can see that kid is 6-4, 255, or that kid run a 4.4 40, that’s when you kind of go, ‘OK, it’s little bit different.’ ”

In the end, the purpose of the game is to raise money for charities. ALS Association Golden West Chapter searches for treatments and a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), a terminal illness Charlie Wedemeyer fought to lead Los Gatos to a CCS football title in 1985. The Coaches Against Cancer organization supports the research and fight against cancer.

“Hopefully moving the game to this time will generate a lot more interest from the fans and raise some money,” Oswald said.