The second day of the One-eighth Stage saw a turn of events from the previous day’s drastic unseeding as the first contest commenced at the Saarah-Mensah Auditorium. After the displacement of seven seeds during the first day, the remaining seeded schools are more determined to protect and maintain their seeds.
The first contest at the Saarah-Mensah Auditorium featured; Prempeh College; the reigning National Champions, St. Thomas Aquinas SHS and Ofori Panin SHS (OPASS). At the start of the contest, Prempeh College appeared to be heading for a comfortable victory. OPASS followed closely as St. Thomas Aquinas performed unimpressively in the first round.
Prempeh College sped up and sat in a comfortable lead with the contestants from St. Thomas Aquinas SHS trying their best to match their speed. The all-boys Accra school after a very impressive performance at the Preliminary Stage remained optimistic, hoping for a win in the One-eighth Stage.
It was a heated final round as St. Thomas Aquinas SHS sped up in hopes of beating the reigning champions; Prempeh College. They managed to answer correctly three out of the four riddles, earning them the Goil Riddle Bonanaza cash prize worth GHC1200.00. All hopes of seeing St. Thomas Aquinas SHS advance to the Quarterfinals were misplaced as the boys couldn’t rise to the occasion, leaving Prempeh College as the victors. OPASS tried their best but it clearly wasn’t enough to see them progress to the Quarterfinals.
Here are the round-by-round scores of the first One-Eighth contest at the Saarah-Mensah auditorium.
Round One – General questions on Chemistry, physics, biology and mathematics.
Prempeh College – 17pts
Ofori Panin SHS – 12pts
St. Thomas Aquinas SHS – 11pts
Round Two – The Speed Race
Prempeh College – 25pts
St. Thomas Aquinas SHS – 15pts
Ofori Panin SHS – 11pts
Round Three – Problem of the Day
Prempeh College – 27pts
St. Thomas Aquinas SHS – 17pts
Ofori Panin SHS – 17pts
Round Four – True or False
Prempeh College – 42pts
St. Thomas Aquinas SHS – 30pts
Ofori Panin SHS – 25pts
Round Five – Riddles
Prempeh College – 46pts
St. Thomas Aquinas SHS – 40pts
Ofori Panin SHS – 25pts
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