Monday’s win over Sterling was a long time coming for Haddon Township.

The Hawks, which last beat the Silver Knights in a 1-0 victory on Sept. 14, 2023, was also reeling from a loss to West Deptford on Thursday.

“We were coming out with a must win,” Haddon Township’s Eamonn Sheehan said. “We’ve been talking about it for the past three days after our loss on Thursday, and we came out firing.”

With the game tied 1-1 and time ticking down, Haddon Township was awarded a corner. Danny McIlvaine took the kick and the ball found its way to Sheehan, who headed the ball into the net for the 2-1 lead in the 77th minute.

“I saw it go over my head so I was just waiting for the ball to come back in the middle of the box and it did,” Sheehan said. “I was there, saw the goalie was on the ground, so i

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