This story has been updated since it was first published.

Plano Senior High School and El Paso Eastwood have canceled their Sept. 6 football game less than two weeks after a former Plano Senior High School student allegedly shot and killed 22 people at an El Paso Walmart.

"After consulting with local law enforcement agencies, Plano ISD administrators felt obligated to prioritize the safety of the participating players, students, families and communities, and have concluded that the timing of the game falls too soon after the tragedy in El Paso," Plano ISD's release said Thursday.

The game was scheduled to be played at Plano ISD's Kimbrough Stadium in Murphy.

Plano ISD athletic director Gerald Brence, Plano Senior High football coach Jaydon McCullough and Ysleta ISD athletic director Mike Williams did not respond to requests for comment.

The move comes after an Allen resident went on a race-driven rampage at an El Paso Walmart on Aug. 3. Police said the accused shooter had driven 10 hours from Allen to El Paso and that he had taken aim at Mexicans in the attack.

Patrick Wood Crusius, 21, was charged with capital murder and is being held without bond in El Paso. Federal officials have said they are also considering hate-crime and firearms charges against him and consider the attack an act of domestic terrorism. A manifesto attributed to Crusius said he was acting in response to "the Hispanic invasion of Texas."

Eastwood's campus is located less than 3 miles from where the shooting occurred.

"We grieve with our neighbors in El Paso and are heartbroken that what is happening in society today is affecting our kids and our communities," said Plano ISD Superintendent Sara Bonser. "Our students and coaches were eager for this opportunity to come together with Eastwood High to promote a message of compassion and healing, but what should be a celebratory event would be encumbered by safety concerns for the participants and fans of both teams. Our top priority must be the safety of all."

However, the game wasn't canceled because there were credible threats surrounding the event, said David Tilley, a public information officer for the Plano Police Department.

"There were none, whatsoever, at all," he said.

The game would have had enhanced security from both the Plano and Murphy departments, Tilley said.

But when Bonser expressed her concerns about the game to Plano police chief Greg Rushin -- namely that it could potentially provide a platform for those with extremist political agendas to amplify their message -- Rushin agreed with Bonser's assessment, Tilley said.

"They decided to err on the side of caution," Tilley said. "The reward of playing this non-district game was not worth the risk of what could potentially take place."

Eastwood's program, however, wasn't in favor of the cancellation.

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A source said the program's coaches offered options to Plano's -- to host the game in El Paso or to meet at a neutral site -- but the cancellation decision didn't directly involve coaches' input, the source said.

"We would've played that game anywhere," Eastwood coach Julio Lopez said.

"We don't agree with the way this is being handled in Plano," YISD trustee Kathryn Lucero told the El Paso Times. "This is an opportunity for our districts to heal and be who we really are. It's not fair to the kids, who just want to play football. It's really unfortunate that the Plano district is unable to stand up to the fear."

"The Eastwood and Plano game is important to our community and our kids and it would have given both communities the opportunity to unite and be together," YISD Superintendent Xavier De La Torre added.

"High school football gives communities the opportunity to come together and share that time together."

The game would have marked the second consecutive year Plano and Eastwood were scheduled to play.

Most high school football teams make agreements to play in two-year increments, often once on each team's home field. Instead, Plano was set to host both games and last year beat Eastwood, 72-48, at Plano ISD's John Clark Stadium.

Some community members in Plano had already looked ahead to the Eastwood matchup Sept. 6 and planned to offer support for El Paso and Eastwood's Ysleta ISD community.

A GoFundMePage, not affiliated with Plano ISD, had already been set up to collect donations "to show the El Paso families that our community and our residents support and embrace them" and to rally attendees to cheer for Eastwood's arrival at the stadium.

The booster clubs of the respective teams had begun working together on efforts to "promote unity and healing," according to the Plano ISD release.

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke, who left the campaign trail to spend more than a week in El Paso, his hometown, after the shooting, suggested on Twitter that Plano ISD relocate the game to El Paso -- "our strong, safe, beautiful, binational community. Together we can make it clear that racism and hate have no place in our state or this country."

We welcome Plano ISD to come play the game here in El Paso—our strong, safe, beautiful, binational community. Together, we can make it clear that racism and hate have no place in our state or this country. And the proceeds could go towards helping those impacted by this tragedy. https://t.co/Tz2nnfmlkU — Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) August 15, 2019

Should the teams not find other available opponents for Week 2, they'd risk playing just nine games, rather than a typical 10, during the regular season.

Plano ISD announcing the cancellation 22 days before the game leaves Eastwood scrambling to find another opponent to complete a full schedule.

Lopez tweeted Thursday he was open to traveling "anywhere."

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