JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Interstat) — Tennessee Tech defeated East Tennessee State 24-17 on Saturday in a NCAA Football Championship Division game at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium. Attendance was 9,437. The Golden Eagles improved to 8-1, while the Buccaneers fell to 6-3. Jax Leatherwood completed 18 of 28 passes for 218 yards and one touchdown for Tennessee Tech, and M.J. Flowers ran for 65 yards and a touchdown. Qua Ashley added 58 rushing yards and a touchdown while contributing 116 kick-return yards. Greg Turner III recorded nine tackles, and Omari Philyaw had seven. For East Tennessee State, Brenden LeBlanc made six tackles, Samuel Iroh added a sack, and Charles Woodard recorded a quarterback hurry. Tennessee Tech’s defense held East Tennessee State scoreless in the fourth quarter. Tennessee Tech scored the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter when Leatherwood rushed 1 yard with 4:08 remaining, and Carter Brown’s extra point capped the scoring.