{"id":99781,"date":"2025-10-22T17:39:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T17:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=99781"},"modified":"2025-10-22T17:39:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T17:39:20","slug":"nsmq-2025-kumasi-sec-tech-advances-to-1-8th-stage-after-tight-three-way-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=99781","title":{"rendered":"NSMQ 2025: Kumasi Sec Tech advances to 1\/8th stage after tight three-way contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>50 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>It was not a cruise, it was a fight. But Kumasi Secondary Technical School fought smarter and finished stronger at Auditorium 900 to seal qualification into the one-eighth stage of the 2025 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), finishing the contest with 49 points.<\/p>\n<p>Konongo Odumase SHS made the louder start, topping Round One with 23 points, but Kumasi Sec Tech patiently climbed back, taking control by Round Two and refusing to surrender the lead again.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\"src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-2231.png\" alt=\"NSMQ 2025: Kumasi Sec Tech advances to 1\/8th stage after tight three-way contest\" class=\"wp-image-10032881566\" title=\"NSMQ 2025: Kumasi Sec Tech advances to 1\/8th stage after tight three-way contest\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-2231-1024x732.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-2231-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-2231-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-2231-420x300.png 420w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-2231-196x140.png 196w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-2231-150x107.png 150w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-2231-210x150.png 210w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-2231-593x424.png 593w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-2231-330x236.png 330w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-2231-340x243.png 340w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-2231-55x39.png 55w, https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-2231.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<p>The real breakaway came with the Problem of the Day, where Kumasi Sec Tech scored an impressive 9\/10, the game-changer in a contest this tight. Bright SHS and Konongo Odumase, who both managed 8\/10, stayed close but not close enough.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"1024\"src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-2230.png\" alt=\"NSMQ 2025: Kumasi Sec Tech advances to 1\/8th stage after tight three-way contest\" class=\"wp-image-10032881565\" title=\"NSMQ 2025: Kumasi Sec Tech advances to 1\/8th stage after tight three-way contest\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-2230-853x1024.png 853w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-2230-250x300.png 250w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-2230-768x922.png 768w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-2230-117x140.png 117w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-2230-104x125.png 104w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-2230-208x250.png 208w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-2230-125x150.png 125w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-2230-353x424.png 353w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-2230-42x50.png 42w, https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-2230.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\"><\/figure>\n<p>At the final bell:<br \/>KSTS \u2014 49pts<br \/>Konongo Odumase \u2014 46pts<br \/>Bright SHS \u2014 41pts<\/p>\n<p>Another Ashanti side is through, and Kumasi Sec Tech did it the NSMQ way: steady rise, big brain round, clean finish. 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