Whenever A.J. Ouellette makes it back home — to small town Covington in western Ohio — he invariably ends up telling ‘The Story.’
Sometimes it’s at Covington High School, or more specifically the weight room, where Ouellette remains the school’s most accomplished running back. Sometimes it’s at Sweet Treats, a confectionary trailer (yes trailer) located in the parking lot of a gas station located right alongside State Route 36.
Sometimes it’s a local high school coach asking to hear it. More often it’s one of the area’s kids, who’s heard the tales of No. 12 and how he ran through, over or past high school defenses at a level approaching something mythical.