After defeating seeded Kumasi SHS, St Louis SHS have become the second girls’ school to qualify for the NSMQ2018 quarterfinals.
They scored 43 points to oust Kumasi High, who followed with 40 points leaving third-placed Armed Forces SHTS wobbling 19 points behind in the ‘Kumasi derby’.
Kumasi SHS looked like they will tow the line of other seeded after round one by taking the lead although with a small margin.
A disappointed Kumasi High student
The two-point margin then proved too small to be defined as favourites after St Louis caused the much-anticipated upset in Round Two to lead Kumasi SHS by 7 points.
After unimpressive scores in the Problem of the Day for all the teams, St Louis still led after Round Three, accumulating 30 points, the exact points they scored in the prelims to place second and which was enough to push them through as a high scoring losing school.
After the True/False round, the two favorite teams were tied at 37 points, leaving Armed Forces SHTS who were now defined as underdogs trailing with 18 points.
St Louis just proved how smart they were by grabbing the lion share of the speed round riddles to show Kumasi SHS the red card and secure the envious seeded position.
Armed Forces contestants ended the game with 21 points; not impressive considering that they scored 38 points in the prelims, much better than other schools.
End of contest:
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St. Louis SHS: 43 pts
Kumasi High School: 40 pts
Armed Forces SHTS: 21 pts
That was an awesome performance by the ladies! Congratulations St. Louis SHS! See you at the Quarterfinals. #NSMQ2018 #NSMQat25 #Oneeighth #Primetimeat25
End of contest:
St. Louis SHS: 43 pts
Kumasi High School: 40 pts
Armed Forces SHTS: 21 pts
That was an awesome performance by the ladies! Congratulations St. Louis SHS! See you at the Quarterfinals. #NSMQ2018 #NSMQat25 #Oneeighth #Primetimeat25
End of round 4:
Kumasi High School: 37 pts
St. Louis SHS: 37 pts
Armed Forces SHTS: 18 pts
The last round of riddles to go! #NSMQ2018 #NSMQat25 #Oneeighth #Primetimeat25
Scores so far:
St. Louis SHS: 30 pts
Kumasi High School: 24 pts
Armed Forces SHTS: 11 pts
Two more rounds to go. Next is Round Four; True/False. #NSMQ2018 #Oneeighth #NSMQat25 #Primetimeat25
End of round 2:
St. Louis SHS: 27 pts
Kumasi High School: 20 pts
Armed Forces SHTS: 08 pts
Still a long way to go...The Problem of the Day is next #NSMQ2018 #Oneeighth #NSMQat25 #Primetimeat25
End of round 1:
Kumasi High School: 16 pts
St. Louis SHS: 14 pts
Armed Forces SHTS: 08 pts
Four more rounds to go! Up next is the Speed Race round #NSMQ2018 #NSMQat25 #Oneeighth #Primetimeat25
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