Arva made it 22 championship victories in a row to dispense with Drumgath and enter the Ulster IFC semi-final.
The All-Ireland junior and Cavan intermediate champions were ruthless throughout. Arva led 1-9 to eight points at half-time.
Patrick Downey opened the scoring for Drumgath on two minutes with Ryan Hillen doubling their lead. Shea Byrne made it three points to no score on five minutes in favour of the Down side.
Ciaran Brady opened the Arva scoring on six minutes. Barry Donnelly made it a one point game two minutes later. However, Shea Byrne added his second of the game to restore Drumgath's two point lead with a free in response.
Jonathan McCabe responded from play immediately with Thomas Partington levelling the game on 10 minutes at four points each. Kevin Bouchier put Arva ahead for the first time, 60 seconds later.
Shea Byrne grabbed his third point of the game as the sides were tied, five points each after 13 minutes. Ryan Byrne inched Drumgath back in front. Ryan Hillen's second point had Drumgath two points clear, seven points to five.
However, Arva punished Drumgath's missed chances as Jonathan McCabe reduced the game to a one point with nine first-half minutes remaining. 60 seconds later Arva were level through Tristan Noack Hofmann and Kevin Bouchier moved the All-Ireland junior champions ahead with a free.
Ciaran Brady grabbed his second from play moving Arva two points clear with four minutes of the half remaining. Shea Byrne pulled one back before half-time.
Indeed the game swung toward the Cavan men bang on the half-hour as Peter Morris rattled the back of the net. Arva leading by four points at half-time, 1-9 to eight points.
Kevin Bouchier and Pearse McPolin exchanged points in the opening stages of the second-half. However, Jonathan McCabe and Peter Morris made it a six point game.
However, Drumgath bounced right back into the game as Patrick Downey rattled the back of the Arva net to make it a three point game. A McPolin point made it a two point game on 40 minutes.
However, the Cavan men stood up strongly. Thomas Partington, Kevin Bouchier, Thomas Brady fired over a point each. Another Bouchier point made it a six point game with seven minutes remaining.
Colm Maginn pulled one back for Drumgath in response. Barry Donnelly and Noack Hofmann sent over one each to make it a seven point game with three minutes to play.
Ryan Hillen sent over a Drumgath point three minutes into injury time but it was too little too late as Arva setup a semi-final meeting with Magheracloone after a 1-18 to 1-12 victory.
