Keta Senior High Technical School (KETASCO) achieved a historic double success at the maiden KGL Mental Slam basketball competition last Saturday at the Mawuli School court in Ho, Volta Region.
The one-day tournament saw KETASCO sweep both the boys’ and girls’ divisions, to claim bragging rights and establish themselves as the premier high school basketball program in the region.
In the boys’ division, KETASCO booked their final spot by defeating Awudome Senior High School 25-17 in the opening match.
They then edged out the hosts, Mawuli School, by a close-shave 22-21 in a thrilling final to claim gold. Bishop Herman College failed to make an impression, losing both their fixtures to Mawuli and third-placed Awudome.
KETASCO’s girls were equally dominant, qualifying with a 6-3 victory over OLA Girls SHS before humiliating Mawuli School 30–6 in the final.
OLA Girls secured third place by beating Awudome, while KETASCO finished as the overall highest-scoring school with 60 points, having also thumped Awudome 24-7 in the prelims.
Beyond court action, the event served a critical social purpose. Sponsored by the KGL Foundation in partnership with the Elite Schools League and the Mental Health Index (MHI), Mental Slam leverages sports to improve mental health literacy, challenge stigma, and promote positive behaviours among youth prone to anxiety and depression.
Head of Programmes for the KGL Foundation Nii Ankonu Annorbah-Sarpei emphasized that the project empowers teenagers with access to vital health information while steering them away from doping and substance abuse.
“Particularly for us, Mental-Slam is under our mental health initiative, which is basically to give young people access to information, particularly about mental health,” he explained.
As part of its broader community commitment to youth development and underserved educational environments, the KGL Foundation announced it will build or rehabilitate counselling centres across all five participating schools to ensure sustainable mental health support.
This initiative aligns with KGL’s ongoing corporate social responsibility efforts, which focus on healthcare accessibility, education infrastructure, and youth sports empowerment across Ghana.
