Visiting Lake Zurich's streak of 12 straight trips to the football playoffs was in serious jeopardy after three quarters Friday night at Vernon Hills. But trailing 21-18 heading into the final quarter, the Bears' offense exploded in the final 12 minutes as they outscored the Cougars 20-0 the rest of the way in a 38-21 North Suburban crossover victory to finish the regular season.