Prempeh beats OWASS in the year's first challenge

Prempeh College and OWASS today were taken by storm when they went into a quiz hall hoping to face St Louis and Konongo, but found St Monica's Secondary and Agogo Secondary coming into the contest instead.

The quiz which was organised by the Ghana Science Association in collaboration with the Cocoa Marketing Board was held at the GARDEN CITY RADIO 92.1FM in Kumasi.

The quiz which was transmitted live on air at 3pm saw all the schools competing together for the first position. All the contestants of the four schools were seated and the questions went round.

The organisers did not want the schools to be grouped into two and so they made it an all-meet-all affair with no school gaining the advantage of meeting a 'weaker" school and thereby qualifying for the finals.

Prempeh College had the best of everything on the day with Okyere Prince Sebastian, Aning Daniel Gyawu and Aryeh Derrick Prince doing battle for the Kings College after an intensive training which was sponsored by the webmaster of prempeh.org.

No wonder the Owarians continually praise the webmaster for the support that he gives to the college any time they are in need. At the end of the contest, Prempeh College showed her superiority over all the schools in Ashanti Region by scoring 28 points.

St Monica's, who has been seeking revenge for the breakup of the Prempeh-Monicas alliance of old, did their best to beat us. But the ladies we divorced in favour of the Royal Yaa Asantewaa Girls in the mid-1990s could only tie with OWASS for 26 points, while Agogo Sec placed last with 15 points.

Prempeh College thus leave the Garden City to Accra on the 1st of October for the nationals which will be held on 2nd of October.

The contestants of the school who wins the national final will have a treat from the Vice President of Ghana.

Prempeh.org will surely get a press accreditation and get you pictures of this event. Amanfoo Legon will also be there to support the college to victory as that has been the tradition.

This victory, however, should not be grounds for vainglory as it is too early in the academic year. Besides, our contestants are fully aware that they could be displaced by some yet undiscovered heroes from the Prempeh.org Inter-Houses Quizes League.

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