Emmaline Humphreys of Holy Family (Broomfield, Colo.) High captured the latest MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Fall Player of the Week award, the Association announced on Monday.

She is being recognized for her outstanding play for the week of Oct.20-26.

Humphreys helped propel the (25-4) Tigers to the Colorado Class 4A championship, pitching all four games at the state tournament in Aurora.

The Stanford-bound senior struck out 53, walked just two and allowed only 11 hits and three runs (two earned) over 24 innings, as Holy Family went 4-0 there to close the season on a six-game win streak.

This was the fifth state championship overall for the program and first since 2021.

In the championship game on Saturday against Windsor, Humphreys tossed a one-hitter, walking one and fanning 13 in a 7-4 triumph.

She had previously struck out 18 and walked one over eight innings in the Tigers’ 4-2 semifinal victory over Palmer Ridge earlier in the day, and fanned seven over three innings in a 10-4 quarterfinal win versus Frederick on Friday.

Humphreys struck out 15 and walked no one in a 3-0 two-hit shutout against D’Evelyn in Friday’s opening game.

For more on the title win, click HERE

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Previous Winners:

• Oct. 21, 2025: Olivia Cross (Northeast, Mo.)
• Oct. 14, 2025: Braelen Herr (Erie, Colo.)
• Oct. 6, 2025: Erin Vineyard (Alexander, Ga.)
• Sept. 29, 2025: Kaidence Lee (Bayard, Neb.)
• Sept. 22, 2025: Courtney Lane (Blue Springs South, Mo.)
• Sept. 15, 2025: JLee Driel (Twin River’s, Neb.)
• Sept. 8, 2025: Brooklyn Gordon (Irwin Co., Ga.)
• Sept. 1, 2025: Sophie Conner (Pataula Charter Acad., Ga.)
• Aug. 25, 2025: Jessyca Vargas (Chatfield, Colo.)

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More on MaxPreps.com…

MaxPreps.com, the official high school statistical provider of the NFCA, provides all statistics for the NFCA High School Player of the Week award. 

To nominate a player a coach must enter the athlete’s game stats into MaxPreps.com by Sunday evening to be eligible for that week’s award. The MaxPreps/NFCA High School Player of the Week is announced on NFCA.org on Mondays or Tuesdays during the fall season. 

MaxPreps is a free stat tool that is available to high school coaches across the country and is one of the most recognized and respected high school athletics websites on the internet.  

Coaches who enter their team’s stats on MaxPreps will not only be nominating their players for this award, but they will be getting their team’s information out to thousands of high school sports fans, as well as college coaches across the country. 

Click HERE to go to the MaxPreps.com Softball home page and to learn more information on submitting stats online.

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More on the NFCA…

The NFCA (National Fastpitch Coaches Association) is the professional organization for fastpitch softball coaches.

Known for its highly-regarded student-athlete awards, the NFCA also educates and supports softball coaches on a variety of different levels: from podcasts to awards, to in-person events and National Convention.  

Learn more about the NFCA and consider joining its lineup of over 7,000 coaches today!