Too Close To Call; Central Reg. Rep Apam SHS Beats Ashanti’s Nsutaman SHS On Tie Break To Qualify to Finals
Central Region representative Apam Senior High School has narrowly defeated Ashanti Region winner Nsutaman Catholic SHS througha tie a break in the mid-sector zone of the ongoing Independence Quiz Competition.
It was a tough competition right from the onset with Archbishop Potter Girls and Akontombra SHS all showing their clear desire to win the competition.
Western Regional representative, Archbishop Potter Girls and Western North Representative Akontombra SHS were battling Ashanti Regional Rep Nsutaman Catholic SHS and Central Region representative Apam Senior High School.
After three rounds of competition on the pre and post colonial history of Ghana, Apam and Nsutaman had to settle it on a tie break.
After three unsuccessful attempts to separate the two top schools, Apam finally had the last laugh as they won the competition to represent Zone 3 in the finals of the competition. The 16 Regions have been divided into four zones with the winners of the 4 regions meeting for the finals of the competition.
The National Independence Quiz Competition was introduced a couple of years ago as part of the celebrations of the Independence anniversary of Ghana. This competition augments the national independence debate competition which has been in existence for a long time.
Congratulations to Apam SHS and better luck next time to the pride of Sekyere Central Nsutaman Catholic SHS.
Scores at the end of the contest.
Apam 28
Nsutaman 28
Porters 22
Akontombra 19
